peril ['per.əl] formal noun countable or uncountable ■great danger, or something that is very dangerous 巨大的危险;危难,险境•I never felt that my life was in peril.我从不觉得我的生命受到严重的威胁。 •The journey through the mountains was fraught with peril (= full of dangers).穿越山岭的旅途充满了危险。 •Teenagers must be warned about the perils of unsafe sex.青少年必须被告诫不安全的性行为所隐藏的重大危险。 do sth at your peril ■to do something that might be very dangerous for you 甘冒风险做…•We underestimate the destructiveness of war at our peril.我们低估了战争的破坏力,这对我们是很危险的。 |