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PERIL
Xem ALL RISKSXem thêm: hazard, jeopardy, risk, endangerment, riskiness, risk, danger, endanger, jeopardize, jeopardise, menace, threaten, imperil, queer, expose, scupper, endanger
peril noun
1 great danger
ADJ. deadly, dire, grave, great
VERB + PERIL be at/in | put sth in
PREP. ~ of All aboard were in grave peril of drowning.
PHRASES at your ~ Ignore these warnings at your peril.
2 sth dangerous
ADJ. great the great perils facing the environment | immediate | hidden
VERB + PERIL face We face the immediate peril of being bought out by another company. | avoid
PERIL + VERB face sth
n.
drinking alcohol is a health hazard
he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime
there was a danger he would do the wrong thing
v.
The pollution is endangering the crops