danger
noun uk/ˈdeɪn.dʒər/ us/ˈdeɪn.dʒɚ/
A2 [ C or U ]危险,风险
the possibility of harm or death to someone
Danger! Keep out! 危险!别进来!
He drove so fast that I really felt my life was in danger. 他的车开得太快了,当时我真的觉得自己会有生命危险。
The doctors say he is now out of danger (= is not expected to die although he has been extremely sick). 医生们说他已经度过危险期了。
the dangers of rock-climbing 攀岩的种种危险
B1 [ C ]威胁;危险因素
something or someone that may harm you
Icy roads are a danger to drivers. 结冰的路面对司机来说是种威胁。
The judge described him as a danger to society. 法官说他对社会构成了威胁。
danger of somethingA2 …的危险性;发生(坏事)的可能
the possibility that something bad will happen
If there's any danger of seeing Gary at the party, I'm not going. 如果在聚会上有可能看见加里,那我就不去了。
If he carries on like this he's in danger of losing his job. 如果他再这样下去,就有可能失去工作。
Thankfully, neither species is in imminent danger of extinction, though both are now quite rare.
Engineers had assessed the building and judged it to be in danger of collapsing.
There's certainly no danger of them going bankrupt - at least, not in the near future.
- More examples
- The danger of shipwreck is much greater in fog.
- The future of our planet is in danger if we continue to plunder it as we do.
- The patient is now out of danger.
- There is some danger of low level radiation.
- The government have today issued a warning about the dangers of sunbathing.
Idiom
there's no danger of that!idiom humorous (表示某事肯定不会发生)不会的!没事儿!
said to mean that something certainly will not happen
"Bye - don't work too hard!" "There's no danger of that!" “再见——别太累了!”“不会的!”