Word · Frequency #781
risking
冒…的风险；冒险
risking is the present participle of risk.
核心释义
to do something that may cause a bad result; to accept the possibility of an unwanted outcome.
- 1.
承担(不想要或负面结果的)风险。
To incur risk of (an unwanted or negative outcome).
- 2.
承担损害或危害的风险。
To incur risk of harming or jeopardizing.
- 3.
因(做某事)而承担风险。
To incur risk as a result of (doing something).
使…遭受危险；危及；承担(不想要或负面结果的)风险。；承担损害或危害的风险。；因(做某事)而承担风险。；冒...的危险
用法In use
I wouldn't risk driving in this storm.
用法提示：动词原形risk后接动名词driving，表示冒险做某事
He risked his life to save the drowning child.
用法提示：动词过去式risked后接名词短语his life，表示使生命面临危险
She risks losing her job if she reports the incident.
用法提示：动词一般现在时第三人称单数risks后接动名词短语losing her job，表示可能遭受损失
risk doing sth
risk 后接动名词，不能接不定式。
If you drive that fast, you risk getting a ticket.
如果你开那么快，就有可能被开罚单。
risk sth
宾语多为生命、健康、工作等有价值或可能失去的东西。
Firefighters risk their lives every day.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- risk losing something
- 冒失去某物的风险
- If you don't back up your files, you risk losing important data.如果你不备份文件，就有丢失重要数据的风险。
- risk one's life
- 冒生命危险
- Firefighters risk their lives to save people from burning buildings.消防员冒着生命危险去救火场里的人。
- risk everything
- 冒一切风险；孤注一掷
- She risked everything to move abroad and start again.她孤注一掷，移居国外重新开始。
- risk a fine
- 冒被罚款的风险
- You risk a fine if you leave your car here.如果你把车停在这里，就可能被罚款。
- risk rejection
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
risk 里藏着 ski（滑雪），想象滑雪不戴头盔就是在冒险（risk）受伤。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、商业/金融、健康/安全 动词 risk 通常为中性词，日常口语和书面语中都较自然；多用于表达‘冒……的风险’或‘使……面临危险’。在商业、法律、健康等比较正式的语境中也常见。一般不需要刻意区分正式或随意语气。
语法说明Grammar Note
risk作为及物动词，后接名词或动名词，如risk one's life / risk doing sth.
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
frisk、brisk、whisk、disk 和 risk 一样，都有重读的 /ɪsk/ 结尾，读音押韵；asterisk 虽以 -isk 结尾，但重音在首音节，不与 risk 押韵；risqué 拼写与 risk 相近，但读 /rɪsˈkeɪ/，意思也完全不同。
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.