Word · Frequency #23601
imperiled
使面临危险；危及
imperiled is the past of imperil.
endanger; put at risk
- 1.
To put into peril; to place in danger.
使处于危险之中；危及。
- 2.
To risk or hazard.
冒险；使遭受危险。
使处于危险之中；危及。；冒险；使遭受危险。；使处于危险；危害
In use
The heavy rain could imperil the old bridge.
A single mistake imperiled the whole project.
Cutting down these trees is imperilling the local bird species.
imperil + noun phrase
The oil spill imperils marine life.
石油泄漏危害海洋生物。
be imperiled by + noun phrase
常用于被动语态，强调危害的来源。
The species is imperiled by habitat loss.
该物种因栖息地丧失而处于危险。
imperil + someone's + noun
Poor decisions imperiled the company's future.
Connections
Collocations
- imperil lives
- 危及生命
- A single mistake can imperil thousands of lives.一个错误就可能危及数千人的生命。
- imperil national security
- 危及国家安全
- The leak could imperil national security.这次泄密可能危及国家安全。
- imperil the future
- 危及未来
- Climate change threatens to imperil the future of the region.气候变化可能会危及该地区的未来。
- imperil public health
- 危害公共健康
- Pollution levels are high enough to imperil public health.污染程度高到足以危害公共健康。
- imperil economic recovery
- 危及经济复苏
- The sudden rise in interest rates could imperil economic recovery.利率突然上升可能危及经济复苏。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
imperil 里藏着 peril（危险），前面的 im- 像“进入”，合起来就是使陷入危险、危及。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式文书、新闻报道、学术写作 imperil 是正式用词，通常用于书面语或正式场合，多出现在正式报告、新闻报道及学术文章中；日常口语中较少使用，常可用 endanger 代替。
Pronunciation & Spelling
peril rhymes with the stressed part of imperil (/perəl/). imperial looks very similar but is pronounced /ɪmˈpɪriəl/ and means '帝国的'. fossil and pupil share the written ending -il with imperil, but their stressed vowels do not match, so they do not rhyme.
Learn the forms together
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.