risk

英[rɪsk]美[rɪsk]

n.风险，危险，隐患；

v.冒风险，冒险做；

复数：risks;

第三人称单数：risks;

过去式：risked;

过去分词：risked;

现在分词：risking;

例句

The disease is spreading, and all children under five are at risk.这疾病在蔓延, 五岁以下的小孩都有危险。

My father was too proud to risk a rebuff, so he simply did not ask her.我父亲自尊心太强怕被拒绝，所以根本就没问她。

The value at risk is the amount of capital required to ensure, with a high degree of certainty that the company will remain solvent风险值的定义是用来保证一个公司有高稳定性的偿还债务能力的资金量.

Don't risk your health.不要拿你的健康冒险。

You are taking a big risk driving so fast.你开车这样快是在冒很大的危险。

Eating a good diet significantly lessens the risk of heart disease.良好的饮食习惯能大大减少患心脏病的机率。

Combat sports such as karate and judo carry with them the risk of injury.像空手道和柔道之类的搏击运动有受伤的危险。

I will say I honestly think, even at the risk of offending people.即使有可能冒犯人, 我也要说我真心所想的。

He hesitated to take such a big risk.他不情愿冒这样大的险。

Intravenous drug users are in a high-risk category for hepatitis C.静脉注射*品的人是患丙型肝炎的高危人。

英语六级真题

Unless renewables become cheap enough that substantial carbon deposits are left underground for a very long time, if not forever, the planet will likely be exposed to potentially catastrophic climate risks.

They are more likely to be at risk of dying.

Greenhouse gas emissions, if not properly dealt with, will pose endless risks for mankind.

Flack said it was too early to know whether the benefits of plentiful food outweighed the risks of feeding on landfills.

Failure to address comprehensively the problem of greenhouse gas emissions, however, exposes all generations, present and future, to incalculable risks.

But renewable energy will have to displace fossil fuels to a much greater extent in the future to avoid unacceptable climate risks.

Action to restore appropriate price incentives, notably through corrective carbon pricing, is urgently needed to lower the risk of irreversible and potentially devastating effects of climate change.

Research now says adding fiber to the teen diet may help lower the risk of breast cancer.

While the practice carries serious health risks for many, those dangers are outweighed by the social and economic gains for poor urban farmers and consumers who need affordable food.

Whether this is right, and if so where and when the ecological axe will fall, is hard to determine with any precision—which is why governments and financial institutions are only beginning to bring such risks into their economic calculations.

When this water is used for agricultural irrigation, farmers risk absorbing disease-causing bacteria, as do consumers who eat the produce raw and unwashed.

Its risks cannot be overestimated.

In most cases, the human waste is used on grain crops, which are eventually cooked, minimizing the risk of transmitting water-borne diseases.

But Pay Drechsel, an environmental scientist, argues that the social and economic benefits of using untreated human waste to grow food outweigh the health risks.

Mothers have been warned for years that sleeping with their newborn infant is a bad idea, because it increases the risk that the baby might die unexpectedly during the night.

A lot of times people are not really aware of the impact they have, or the fact that taking them in combination with other medications might put you at increased risk for something that you wouldn’t otherwise being countering or be at risk for.

This might not be right, but school-leavers who fail to acknowledge as much risk making the wrong decision about going to university.

They are unaware of the potential risks they are confronting.

Their aim was to determine the relationship between these risk behaviors and mental health issues in teenagers.

The group that scored high on all nine of the risk behaviors was most likely to show symptoms of depression; in all, nearly 15% of this group reported being depressed, compared with just 4% of the low-risk group.

The study's authors surveyed 12,395 students and analyzed nine risk behaviors, including excessive alcohol use, illegal drug use, heavy smoking, high media use and truancy ( ' , 逃学 ).

Teenagers at risk of depression, anxiety and suicide often wear their troubles like a neon ( ' , 霓虹灯 ) sign.

Some 13% scored high on all nine of the risk behaviors.

Learning how to take risks in an ever-changing world.

In some ways they're at greater risk of falling through the cracks, says researcher Vladimir Carli.

Because their behaviors are not usually seen as a red flag, these young people have been dubbed the invisible risk group by the study's authors.

And 29%, the invisible risk group, scored high on three in particular: They spent five hours a day or more on electronic devices.

About 58% of the students demonstrated none or few of the risk behaviors.

A battery-powered world comes with its own risks, too.

99 Occupational stress increases the risk of heart attack and diabetes, accelerates the aging process, decreases longevity, and contributes to depression and anxiety, among numerous other negative health outcomes.

There is no doubt that spaceflight entails risks, and to pioneer a new mode of travel is to face those risks, and to reduce them with the benefit of hard-won experience.

It is worth promoting despite the risks involved.

He said doctors risked losing the trust of patients if they told patients, I'm not going to do what I think is best for you because 1 think it's bad for the healthcare budget in Massachusetts.

But the Food and Drug Administration has not approved Avastin for use in the eye, and using it rather than the alternative, Lucentis, might carry an additional, although slight, safety risk.

But in practice, our brain discounts the risks — and benefits — associated with issues that lie some way ahead.

For investors who desire low risk and guaranteed income,U.S. Government bonds are a secure investment because these bonds have the financial backing and full faith and credit of the federal government.

Thus, like all investments,bonds have a degree of risk

The second question is "How can I assess the investment risk of a particular bond issue

Standard & Poor's and Moody's Investors Service rate the level of risk of many corporate and government bonds

And naturally, the higher the market risk of a bond,the higher the interest rate

A recent article in The Harvard Crimson noted the shocking growth of Harvard's public relations arm in the last five years and it questioned whether a focus on risk management and avoiding controversy was really the best outward-looking face of this great institution

For the first time in American history, there is the risk that the rising generation will be less well educated than the previous one.

What is the risk facing America

If you say no, even politely, you risk inhibiting further ideas, not just from that reporter, but from others who heard that you turned down the idea.

The author's second warning is that we should avoid running a greater risk by challenging our boss's anthority

Behind the differences in sex, skin tones and mother tongues, there are common attitudes, expectations and ambitions which risk creating a set of clones among the business leaders of the future.

Older societies may be less innovative and more strongly disinclined to take risks than younger ones.

Compared with younger ones, older societies are less inclined to be innovative and take risks than younger ones

Don't risk injury or death beacuse of over-confidence or lack of knowledge.

The WCRF has estimated that 19,000 cancers a year in Britain could be prevented if people lost their excess weight with growing evidence that excess body fat increases the risk of various cancers.

If you are having these types of coffee regularly then they will increase the chances of you becoming overweight, which in turn increases your risk of developing cancer, as well as other diseases such as heart disease

And, by contrast, the loss of hope, is turning out to be a stronger sign that a person may commit suicide than other factors long thought to be more likely risks.

A lot of times people are not really aware of the impact they have, or the fact that taking them in combination with other medications might put you at increased risk for something that you wouldn't otherwise being countering or be at risk for.

According to a report from the Harvard School of Public Health, many everyday products, including some bug sprays and cleaning fluids, could lead to an increased risk of brain and behavioral disorders in children.

And 29%, the "invisible risk"group, scored high on three in particular: They spent five hours a day or more on electronic devices.

Apple argues that it is fighting to preserve a principle that most of us who are addicted to our smartphones can defend: Weaken a single iPhone so that its contents can be viewed by the American government and you risk weakening all iPhones for any govern

As Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz have written, if you have too much time in the performance zone, you need more time in the recovery zone, otherwise you risk burnout.

But poor diet and physical inactivity also each increase the risk of heart disease and have a role to play in the development of some cancers.

But telling them that eating lots of high-fiber foods could reduce the risk of breast cancer before middle age, that's a powerful message.

Dehydration is also a risk when you eat too much protein.

Even the Harvard study did not prove a direct correlation but noted strong associations between exposure and risk of behavioral issues.

Governments should set safety requirements and then let insurers price the risk of the robots based on the manufacturer's driving record, not the passenger's.

high-fiber diets are also linked to a reduced risk of heart disease and diabetes.

In 2009 an old Russian craft slammed into a communications satellite, creating a cloud of hundreds of pieces of debris and putting other hardware at risk.

In order to achieve a successful outcome or reward, some level of risk is almost always essential.

In some ways they're at greater risk of falling through the cracks,"says researcher Vladimir Carli.

It turns out that those who consumed the highest levels of fiber during adolescence had a lower risk of developing breast cancer, compared to the women who ate the least fiber.

Love, who is director of Weather and disaster risk Reduction at the World Meteorological Organization, says most of the deaths and economic losses were caused by weather, climate, or water-related extremes.

Occupational stress increases the risk of heart attack and diabetes, accelerates the aging process, decreases longevity, and contributes to depression and anxiety, among numerous other negative health outcomes.

Once armed with a method for gaining access to iPhones, the government could ask to use it proactively, before a suspected terrorist attack—leaving Apple in a bind as to whether to comply or risk an attack and suffer a public-relations nightmare.

Our findings suggest that even more modest attention difficulties can increase the risk of negative academic outcomes.

right now, to reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that mothers not sleep in the same bed as their babies, but sleep in the same room.

risk taking in an educational context is a vital skill that enables progress and creativity, wrote Sarah-Jayne Blakemore, a cognitive neuroscientist at University College London, in a review published last year.

So there is no health risk whatsoever.

Some 13% scored high on all nine of the risk behaviors.

Such wariness is well founded: statistics show, for example, that a teenage driver with a same-age passenger in the car is at higher risk of a fatal crash than an adolescent driving alone or with an adult.

Teenagers at risk of depression, anxiety and suicide often wear their troubles like a neon sign.

That's not to say that risk is always good, but it is related to taking action, whereas decision fatigue assuredly leads to inaction and the possible chagrin of a decision maker who might otherwise prefer a new course but is unfortunately hindered.

The bottom line here is the more fiber you eat, perhaps, a lower level of hormone in your body, and therefore, a lower lifetime risk of developing breast cancer.

The finding points to longstanding evidence that fiber may reduce circulating female hormone levels, which could explain the reduced risk.

The group that scored high on all nine of the risk behaviors was most likely to show symptoms of depression; in all, nearly 15% of this group reported being depressed, compared with just 4% of the low-risk group.

The risk is of course that innovation may frequently lead to imitation.

The study's authors surveyed 12, 395 students and analyzed nine risk behaviors, including excessive alcohol use, illegal drug use, heavy smoking, high media use and truancy(逃学).

There have been some indications that extra protein makes the kidneys work harder, which could be problematic for individuals with a history of kidney disease and for them, the supplements may increase the risk of kidney stones, the says.

They must determine the risk of jeopardizing a job offer or a collaboration proposal from those who are wary of— or unfamiliar with—open science.

This important study demonstrates that the more fiber you eat during your high school years, the lower your risk is in developing breast cancer in later life.

We have to find a way to qualify more people and not put ourselves at risk.

We should assure such students that risk, and even peer pressure, can be a good thing—as long as it happens in the classroom and not in the car.

When considering risk factors associated with serious chronic diseases, we often think about health indicators such as cholesterol, blood pressure, and body weight.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

N-VAR

风险;危险

If there is a risk of something unpleasant, there is a possibility that it will happen.

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N-COUNT

有风险的事

If something that you do is a risk, it might have unpleasant or undesirable results.

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N-COUNT

冒险行为;威胁;隐患;危险的人

If you say that something or someone is a risk, you mean they are likely to cause harm.

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N-COUNT

贷款对象;赊销对象

If you are considered a good risk, a bank or shop thinks that it is safe to lend you money or let you have goods without paying for them at the time.

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VERB

冒着…的危险;担着…的风险

If you risk something unpleasant, you do something which might result in that thing happening or affecting you.

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VERB

冒险(做…)

If you risk doing something, you do it, even though you know that it might have undesirable consequences.

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VERB

冒着（失去生命等）的危险

If you risk your life or something else important, you behave in a way that might result in it being lost or harmed.

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PHRASE

处境危险;有风险的;在危险中

To be at risk means to be in a situation where something unpleasant might happen.

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PHRASE

冒着…危险;担着…的风险

If you do something at the risk of something unpleasant happening, you do it even though you know that the unpleasant thing might happen as a result.

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PHRASE

自担风险;责任自负;后果自负

If you tell someone that they are doing something at their own risk, you are warning them that, if they are harmed, it will be their own responsibility.

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PHRASE

冒着…危险

If you run the risk of doing or experiencing something undesirable, you do something knowing that the undesirable thing might happen as a result.

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英汉词典释义

n.

危险(性), 风险

引起危险的事物

（风险很小或很大的）被保险人，保险对象

vt.

冒险; 冒…险

使…冒风险（或面临危险）

冒险做；（明知结果而）大胆做

英英词典释义

Noun

1. a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune;

2. a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury;

3. the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred

4. the probability of being exposed to an infectious agent

Verb

1. expose to a chance of loss or damage;

2. take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome;

行业词典

体育： 惊险性；

医学： 危险，风险；危险率；

数学： 风险；

法律： 危险；

电工： 危险性；

航天： 风险；