•In this business, the risks and the rewards are high.这个行业的风险和回报都很高。

•There's a high risk of another accident happening in this fog.这样大的雾，很有可能再次出事故。

•[+ (that)] The risk (that) we might fail made us work twice as hard.我们可能会失败，这种忧患意识使得我们加倍努力工作。

•[+ -ing verb] It's always a risk starting up a new business.创立一间新公司总是有风险的。

•The company is quite a good risk (= safe to lend money to).贷款给这间公司风险很小。

•We want clean rivers and lakes, where you can swim without risk to your health.我们需要干净清洁的河流湖泊，使我们游泳时不会危及健康。

•It's a low/high- risk strategy (= one that is safe/not safe).这种策略风险很低／高。

•This wire is a safety/fire risk.这根电线是个安全／火灾隐患。

•His employers thought he was a security risk (= he might tell their secrets to a competitor).雇主认为他是个会泄露商业机密的危险分子。

•All houses within 100 metres of the seas are at risk of flooding.所有离海岸不足100米的房子都有被洪水袭击的危险。

•Owners are reminded that they leave their cars here at their own risk.车主受到提示说在此停车风险自负。

•Don't take any risks - just ring the police.不要冒险行事——给员警打电话吧。

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•At the risk of seeming rude, I'm afraid I have to leave now.恕我失礼，恐怕我现在必须得走了。

•At the risk of sounding stupid, how do I send this email?问一个傻问题，我怎么发出这封电子邮件呢？

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•If you tell him the truth, you run the risk of hurting his feelings.你要是告诉他真相就太冒险了，可能会伤害他的感情。

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•"It's dangerous to cross here." "I'll just have to risk it."“从这里穿行很危险。”“我不得不冒这个险。”

•[+ -ing verb] He risked losing his house when his company went bankrupt.他的公司破产时，他差点连自己家的房子都保不住了。

•I'm not risking my life/ informalneck in that old car.我不会拿我的性命冒险去坐那辆旧车。

•He risked life and limb to get the cat down from the tree.他冒着生命危险爬到树上去把猫救下来。

•She was prepared to risk everything on a last throw of the dice.她准备不惜牺牲一切，作最后的一搏。