Word · Frequency #11530
Fully loadedjeopardies
危险；风险
jeopardies is the plural of jeopardy.
the possibility of loss, harm, or failure; danger
常用于 in jeopardy，表示处于危险或可能失败的境地。
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Danger of failure, harm, or loss.
失败、伤害或损失的危险
（法律）危险处境；刑事追诉的危险；失败、伤害或损失的危险；危难；危险；[法] 危险；危险处境
In use
The flood put the village's water supply in jeopardy.
His careless remarks placed his career in jeopardy.
The team's chances of qualifying are in jeopardy after two losses.
in jeopardy
His career is in jeopardy.
他的事业陷入危险。
put/place something in jeopardy
The scandal put the company's reputation in jeopardy.
丑闻使公司的声誉面临风险。
jeopardy of something
较为正式的表达。
The jeopardy of losing the contract was real.
Connections
Collocations
- in jeopardy
- 处于危险中；面临风险
- The company's future is in jeopardy after the data leak.数据泄露后，公司的未来岌岌可危。
- put something in jeopardy
- 使……陷入危险境地
- Revealing the secret could put the mission in jeopardy.泄露秘密可能使任务陷入危险。
- throw something into jeopardy
- 使……突然陷入危机
- The sudden resignation threw the whole agreement into jeopardy.突然辞职使整个协议陷入危机。
Idioms & figurative uses
- in jeopardy
- 处于危险中；面临风险The company's future is in jeopardy.公司的未来面临风险。
- put something in jeopardy
- 使…面临危险；危及…He put his career in jeopardy by sharing the secret.他因泄露秘密而使自己的事业岌岌可危。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：leopard（豹子）的首字母l换成j，末尾加y，就成了jeopardy——被豹子追，危险就在眼前。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：news reporting、legal contexts、formal writing jeopardy 常与 in 连用（in jeopardy），多用于较正式的书面或新闻报道中，表示面临危险或风险；日常口语中更常用 danger 或 at risk。
Grammar Note
常用于短语 in jeopardy
Pronunciation & Spelling
No common word perfectly rhymes with jeopardy /ˈdʒɛpədi/. Useful lookalikes: leopard /ˈlɛpərd/ (shared 'eopard' spelling), parody /ˈpærədi/, jealousy /ˈdʒɛləsi/, remedy /ˈrɛmədi/, and deputy /ˈdɛpjəti/—all are pronounced differently, so don't rely on spelling.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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