hazard

noun

/ˈhæzəd/

/ˈhæzərd/

something that can be dangerous or cause damage危险；危害
- a fire/safety hazard火灾／安全隐患
- hazard to somebody/something Growing levels of pollution represent a serious health hazard to the local population.日益严重的污染对当地人民的健康构成了重大威胁。
- hazard of (doing) something Everybody is aware of the hazards of smoking.大家都明白吸烟的危害。
see also moral hazard
- Go in September if you want to avoid the hazard of extreme heat.如果想避开高温酷暑，那就 9 月份去。
- Stairs are a hazard for young children.楼梯对小孩子是一个危险之源。
- Those piles of newspapers are a serious fire hazard.那一堆堆的报纸是严重的火灾隐患。
- Getting injured is an occupational hazard for athletes.受伤是运动员的职业危害。
- Production of these chemicals poses serious environmental hazards.生产这些化学品会严重危害环境。
- The burning of industrial waste is a major hazard to human health.焚烧工业垃圾是对人类健康的严重危害。
- The worst hazard we faced was having our money stolen.我们遇到的最糟糕的事就是钱被盗。
- Try and reduce your exposure to hazards such as poor quality air.尽量减少接触诸如污浊空气之类的险患。
Topics Dangerc1
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- big
- great
- major
- …
verb + hazard
- cause
- create
- pose
- …
preposition
- hazard for
- hazard to
phrases
- exposure to a hazard
词源Middle English (originally referring to a certain gambling game): from Old French hasard, from Spanish azar, from Arabic az-zahr ‘chance, luck’, from Persian zār or Turkish zar ‘dice’.

hazard

verb

/ˈhæzəd/

/ˈhæzərd/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they hazard	/ˈhæzəd/ /ˈhæzərd/
he / she / it hazards	/ˈhæzədz/ /ˈhæzərdz/
past simple hazarded	/ˈhæzədɪd/ /ˈhæzərdɪd/
past participle hazarded	/ˈhæzədɪd/ /ˈhæzərdɪd/
-ing form hazarding	/ˈhæzədɪŋ/ /ˈhæzərdɪŋ/

to make a suggestion or guess that you know may be wrong试着提出；大胆猜测
- hazard something Would you like to hazard a guess?你想猜猜看吗？
- + speech ‘Is it Tom you're going with?’ she hazarded.“你是要和汤姆一起去吗？” 她大胆猜测道。
- hazard that… I would hazard that she is the sole reason we are here.我猜想我们来这儿全是因为她。
Topics Doubt, guessing and certaintyc2, Suggestions and advicec2
hazard something (formal) to risk something or put it in danger冒…的风险；使处于危险中 synonym endanger
- Careless drivers hazard other people's lives as well as their own.粗心大意的驾驶者拿他人和自己的生命冒险。
Topics Dangerc2

词源Middle English (originally referring to a certain gambling game): from Old French hasard, from Spanish azar, from Arabic az-zahr ‘chance, luck’, from Persian zār or Turkish zar ‘dice’.