risk

noun

1. a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury

e.g. he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime
there was a danger he would do the wrong thing

Synonym: perildanger

2. the probability of being exposed to an infectious agent

Synonym: risk of exposure

3. the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred

Synonym: risk of infection

4. a source of danger
a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune

e.g. drinking alcohol is a health hazard

Synonym: hazardjeopardyperilendangerment

verb

1. take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome

e.g. When you buy these stocks you are gambling

Synonym: gamblechancehazardtake chancesadventurerun a risktake a chance

2. expose to a chance of loss or damage

e.g. We risked losing a lot of money in this venture
Why risk your life?
She laid her job on the line when she told the boss that he was wrong

Synonym: put on the linelay on the line

1. 风险;危险
If there is a risk of something unpleasant, there is a possibility that it will happen.

e.g. There is a small risk of brain damage from the procedure...
该手术有导致脑损伤的轻微风险。
e.g. In all the confusion, there's a serious risk that the main issues will be forgotten.
在一片混乱中，主要的问题很有可能会被遗忘。

2. 有风险的事
If something that you do is a risk, it might have unpleasant or undesirable results.

e.g. You're taking a big risk showing this to Kravis...
你把这个给克拉维斯看会有很大的风险。
e.g. This was one risk that paid off.
这是一个成功的冒险。

3. 冒险行为;威胁;隐患;危险的人
If you say that something or someone is a risk, you mean they are likely to cause harm.

e.g. It's being overfat that constitutes a health risk...
威胁健康的一个因素是身体过于肥胖。
e.g. The restaurant has been refurbished — it was found to be a fire risk...
这家餐馆已经重新整修了——之前发现存在火灾隐患。

4. 贷款对象;赊销对象
If you are considered a good risk, a bank or shop thinks that it is safe to lend you money or let you have goods without paying for them at the time.

e.g. Before providing the cash, they will have to decide whether you are a good or bad risk...
在提供资金之前，他们得确认你是不是信誉良好的贷款对象。
e.g. If you are already considered a credit risk by a bank, a secured loan might be your only alternative.
如果银行已经认为你有信用风险，那么抵押贷款就是你唯一的选择了。

5. 冒着…的危险;担着…的风险
If you risk something unpleasant, you do something which might result in that thing happening or affecting you.

risk在线翻译

e.g. Those who fail to register risk severe penalties...
那些没有注册的人可能会受到严厉的处罚。
e.g. Pregnant women who are heavy drinkers risk damaging the unborn foetus.
酗酒的孕妇可能会给体内的胎儿造成伤害。

6. 冒险(做…)
If you risk doing something, you do it, even though you know that it might have undesirable consequences.

risk的翻译

e.g. The captain was not willing to risk taking his ship through the straits in such bad weather.
船长不愿意在这样恶劣的天气里冒险将船驶过海峡。
e.g. At the top, I risked a glance back...
在顶端，我壮着胆回头瞟了一眼。

7. 冒着（失去生命等）的危险
If you risk your life or something else important, you behave in a way that might result in it being lost or harmed.

e.g. She risked her own life to help a disabled woman...
她冒着生命危险去帮助一个残疾妇女。
e.g. Why should he have risked all that to become an agent of a foreign power?
为什么就该他冒失去这一切的风险做外国势力的代理人呢？

8. 处境危险;有风险的;在危险中
To be at risk means to be in a situation where something unpleasant might happen.

risk什么意思

e.g. Up to 25,000 jobs are still at risk...
多达25,000份工作仍受到威胁。
e.g. An estimated seven million people are at risk of starvation...
估计有700万人面临着饿死的危险。

9. 冒着…危险;担着…的风险
If you do something at the risk of something unpleasant happening, you do it even though you know that the unpleasant thing might happen as a result.

e.g. At the risk of being repetitive, I will say again that statistics are only a guide...
尽管会显得啰唆，但我还得再说一遍，统计数字只是一个参考。
e.g. Americans wanted to aid Britain even at the risk of war.
哪怕冒着开战的危险，美国人也想帮助英国人。

10. 自担风险;责任自负;后果自负
If you tell someone that they are doing something at their own risk, you are warning them that, if they are harmed, it will be their own responsibility.

e.g. Those who wish to come here will do so at their own risk.
那些想来这里的人风险自负。

11. 冒着…危险
If you run the risk of doing or experiencing something undesirable, you do something knowing that the undesirable thing might happen as a result.

e.g. The officers had run the risk of being dismissed...
这些警官冒了被开除的风险。
e.g. I knew I was running a great many risks.
我知道我正担着很多的风险。

12. to risk your neck -> see neck

1. risk的反义词

1. 危险度：3.危险度在放射防护标准中的应用:要进行危险程度的比较,ICRP的第26号出版物在考虑随机性效应的防护标准时,采用发危险度(risk)的概念. 据国际辐射保护联合会 (ICRP) 估计,每毫希沃特的辐射会增加约百万分之十二点五的癌症死亡率.

2. risk：reperfusion injury salvage kinases; 再灌注损伤补救激酶