词组 | peril |
释义 | peril /ˈperəl/ noun great danger, or something that causes dangerphrasesbe in peril They didn’t realise they were in peril until it was too late.sb’s life is in peril The passengers’ lives were in peril when a fire broke out on board the aircraft.put sb/sth in peril They put their own lives in peril to rescue their friends.be in peril of your life You cannot shoot a burglar unless you can prove that you are in peril of your life.do sth at your own peril (=something bad could happen to you if you do something – used especially in warnings) When you start playing with fire, you do so at your own peril.adjectivesin great/grave/serious/deadly peril The ship was in grave peril and they all thought they were going to die. | The climbers were in deadly peril.in immediate/imminent peril (=something bad could happen very soon) The experts described the Earth as being in imminent peril due to the rise in sea levels.the hidden perils of sth The article gives advice on avoiding the hidden perils of shopping on the internet. |
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