The refugees believe that their lives are in danger.
难民认为他们有生命危险。
danger of
The danger of a fire in the home increases during the holidays.
节假日期间发生火灾的隐患增加。
danger from
The public was not aware of the danger from nuclear tests in Nevada.
公众对内华达州举行核试验的危险性并不了解。
2[countableC, uncountableU]PROBABLY the possibility that something bad will happen 〔坏事发生的〕可能性,危险
be in danger of (doing) something 有做某事的危险
The party is in danger of being defeated in the next election.
该党面临下次大选时被击败的危险。
danger that
There is a danger that museums will attempt to entertain rather than educate.
存在博物馆追求娱乐功能而忽视教育功能的危险。
the danger of (doing) something
to guard against the danger of becoming isolated
防止变得孤立的危险
a danger sign/signal
He didn’t look pleased, but she ignored the danger signals.
他看上去不高兴了,但她忽视了这些危险信号。
3[countableC]DANGEROUSRISK something or someone that may harm or kill you 威胁,危害
the dangers that abound in the region
充斥该地区的危险
danger of
the dangers of drug use
吸毒的危害
be a danger to somebody/something
The wreck is a danger to other ships.
这艘沉船对其他船只是个威胁。
4there’s no danger of somethingused to say that something will not happen 某事不会发生
There’s no danger of confusion.
不会产生混淆。
There’s no danger of Darren ever getting up early.
达伦从不会早起。
Examples from the Corpus
there’s no danger of something• Slides would be built over a mound, so there's no danger of children falling from a height.• The wheels aren't sharp, so there's no danger ofcutting yourself.
5.be on the danger listILLBritish EnglishBrE to be so ill that you may die 病危
COLLOCATIONS
phrases
be in danger 有危险
The public was not in danger at any time.
公众自始至终未曾有过危险。
be in danger of doing something 有做某事的危险
It was clear that the ship was in grave danger of sinking.
显然,这艘船面临沉没的巨大危险。
be out of danger (=no longer be in danger) 脱险
John is still in hospital but he is out of danger.
约翰仍在住院,但他已脱离危险。
put somebody/sb’s life in danger 令某人/某人的生命处于危险中
Firemen put their own lives in danger as part of their job.
消防员出生入死,这是他们工作的一部分。
be fraught with danger (=involve a lot of danger) 充满危险
Their journey was long and fraught with danger.
旅途漫长且危险重重。
adjectives
great danger 大的危险
I knew I was in great danger.
我知道自己的处境很危险。
grave/serious danger (=very great) 重大危险
You have put us all in grave danger.
你让我们大家都身陷巨大的危险之中。
mortal danger literary (=danger of death) 致命危险
The plane’s crew were now in mortal danger.
飞机的机组人员现在命悬一线。
immediate/imminent danger (=likely to happen very soon) 旦夕之危
The passengers on the boat were not in immediate danger.
小船上的乘客眼下没有危险。
potential danger (=possible but not definite) 潜在危险
Gloves should be worn because of the potential danger of infection.
由于存在感染的潜在威胁,应当戴手套。
constant danger (=continuing all the time) 常在危险
They are in constant danger of attack.
他们随时有遭到袭击的危险。
physical danger (=danger to your body) 人身危险
Many sports involve some physical danger.
许多体育运动都有人身危险。
verbs
face danger 面对危险
Today’s police officers face danger every day.
如今的警察每天都面对危险。
sense danger (=feel that there is danger) 感到危险
The animal lifted its head, sensing danger.
那只动物感觉到了危险,抬起了头。
danger threatens (=seems likely) 可能发生危险
Most birds will warn other birds when danger threatens.
大多数鸟儿感到可能发生危险时会警告其他鸟儿。
danger passes (=there is no longer any danger) 危险过去
At last the sound of bombing had stopped and the danger had passed.
轰炸声终于停止,危险过去了。
danger + NOUN
a danger area/zone (=an area that could be dangerous) 危险地区/区域
People living in the danger area have been told to leave.
be in danger of (doing) something• Many young people did not qualify and were in danger of being caught up in crime.• Dana didn't know Berenice was in danger of losing her child; she was careless, but not vicious.• By November 21, the sugarcropwas in danger of being completely lost to the cold, dampweather.• This is the one place in the book where Carter's enviable fluency is in danger ofceding to superficiality.• The anti-globalisation movementis in danger of being discredited because of the antics of a small group.• We should look with deepunderstanding and compassion upon those whose relationships have failed or are in danger of failing.• They are in danger of losing their spectatorstatus.• It subsequently turned out that it was the sitting tenants who were in danger ofharassment.
be a danger to somebody/something• The judgedescribed Thomas as 'a danger to the public'.• People who drink and drive are a danger to themselves and to others.• The judge Lord Cullen told Boyce he was a danger to the public and sentenced him to a minimum of twenty years.• In some way he was a danger to an ex-con, that must be it.• He was a danger to everything, but knowing that, admitting it to herself did no good.• If found by a court to no longer be a danger to himself or society he would be released.• I want you to tell the world that the monsteris a danger to everyone.• Extremenationalismis the single greatest danger topeace in the modern world.• Disaffected Cantarero supporterswere considered by observers to be a danger to futureconstitutional order.• On farms, building sites, in factories and hospitals there are dangers to be understood and avoided.• The new unit will also be available for young people who are a danger to themselves or others.
Origindanger
(1200-1300)Old Frenchdangier, from Vulgar Latindominiarium“power to do harm”, from Latindominium“ownership”
ADJECTIVE | VERB + DANGER | DANGER + VERB | DANGER + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤big, considerable, enormous, extreme, grave, great, mortal, obvious, real, serious, significant, terrible巨大的危險;極大的危險;致命的危險;明顯的險情;嚴重的危險◇They are in grave danger of losing everything.他們面臨失去一切的嚴重危險。◇She knew that she was now in mortal danger.她知道自己面臨生命危險。◇There is a real danger that the bridge will collapse from the weight of traffic.那座橋確實有承受不住來往車輛的重壓而垮塌的危險。➤acute, immediate, imminent, impending情勢危急;迫在眉睫的危險;危在旦夕◇They are in imminent danger of attack.他們隨時會遭受攻擊。➤clear and present明擺着的危險◇The hackers' actions are a clear and present danger to our banking system.黑客的行為對我們的銀行系統來說是一個明擺着的危險。➤constant, ever-present經常面臨的危險;始終存在的危險◇the ever-present danger of crime始終存在的犯罪危險➤long-term長期的危險▸➤inherent固有的危險◇There are inherent dangers in the system.這一系統本身存在着危險。➤hidden隱藏的危險➤true真正的危險◇We're only now waking up to the true dangers of pesticides.我們現在才醒悟過來,明白殺蟲劑是真正的危險。➤possible, potential可能的危險;潛在的危險▸➤perceived領悟到的危險▸➤personal對個人的危險▸➤health, physical健康危險;人身危險▸➤public對公眾的危險◇The pollution from the factory is a public danger.這家工廠造成的污染危及公眾。➤little很小的危險◇There is little danger of another crash.另一次撞擊的危險很小。VERB + DANGER➤be exposed to, face暴露在危險中;面臨危險◇On their journey across the desert they faced danger of all sorts.在穿越沙漠的旅途中,他們遇到過各種危險。➤be fraught with, involve危險重重;存在危險◇The task was fraught with danger.這項任務危險重重。➤cause, create造成/產生危險◇He was convicted of causing danger to other road users.他被判對其他道路使用者造成危險。➤pose, present, represent構成危險◇the dangers posed by the possession of nuclear weapons擁有核武器所構成的危險➤be aware of, foresee, identify, know, perceive, realize, recognize, see, sense, smell, spot, understand感覺到/預見到/覺察到/瞭解到/感知到/認識到/識別/看出/覺察出/嗅到/發現/知道危險◇No one foresaw the danger.沒人預見到這一危險。◇The animal seemed to sense danger.那隻動物似乎覺察到了危險。➤highlight, illustrate強調/說明危險▸➤run冒險◇A company must keep developing or it runs the danger of stagnating.公司必須不斷發展,否則會有停滯不前的危險。➤court招致危險◇Some people take crazy risks because they get a thrill from courting danger.有些人瘋狂地冒險,因為他們從歷險中得到刺激。➤avert預防危險◇Vigorous action is needed to avert the danger of runaway inflation.有必要採取有力行動來防止通貨膨脹失控。➤lessen, minimize, reduce減少危險;把危險降到最低程度▸➤increase增加危險▸➤avoid, escape避免危險;躲開危險▸➤ignore不顧危險▸➤underestimate低估危險DANGER + VERB➤await, exist, face sb, lie (in sth), lurk, threaten sb危險即將降臨;危險存在;危險威脅某人;危險存在(於⋯);危險潛伏着◇One of the biggest dangers facing us may be climate change.我們所面臨的最大危險之一可能是氣候變化。◇The danger lies in becoming too complacent.危險就在於變得過於自滿。◇Where would they hide if danger threatened?如果遭遇危險他們會往哪兒躲呢?➤arise from sth, come from sb/sth危險起於⋯/來自⋯◇The biggest danger to gorillas comes from humans.大猩猩面臨的最大威脅來自人類。➤pass危險消失◇We waited until all danger had passed.我們一直等到所有的危險消失。➤remain危險依然存在DANGER + NOUN➤area, point, spot, zone危險區;危險場所;危險地帶◇Despite the high levels of radiation, people are now moving back into the danger zone.雖然有高強度的輻射,人們現在還是要返回到危險區。➤signals, signs危險信號◇He recognized the danger signs and gave up smoking.他覺察到了這些危險信號,於是就戒煙了。➤money, pay (NAmE) 危險津貼◇They should be paid danger money for the job they're doing.他們做這工作應該得到危險津貼。◇They should get danger pay for the job they're doing.他們做這工作應該得到危險補助。PREPOSITION➤in danger在危險中◇We weren't in any danger.我們沒有任何危險。➤in danger of處於⋯的危險中◇The plant is now in danger of extinction.這種植物現在有滅絕的危險。➤out of danger脫離危險◇They ran until they were out of danger.他們一直跑,直到脫離了危險。➤danger from來自⋯的危險▸➤danger of⋯的危險◇We're in serious danger of becoming a nation of worriers.我們眼看就要成為一個動不動就杞人憂天的民族了。➤danger to對⋯的危險◇There is no danger to the public from these chemicals.這些化學品對公眾沒有任何危害。PHRASES➤be off the danger list, be on the danger list (both BrE) 不在/在危重病人名單上◇He was in a critical condition, but is now off the danger list.他曾經一度病情危急,但現在已經不在危重病人名單上了。