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hazard

noun
 
🔊/ˈhæzəd/
🔊/ˈhæzərd/
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  1. 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
    Extra Examples
    • 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
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • big
    • great
    • major
    • …
    verb + hazard
    • cause
    • create
    • pose
    • …
    preposition
    • hazard for
    • hazard to
    phrases
    • exposure to a hazard
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    Word OriginMiddle 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/
Verb Forms
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/
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  1. 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
  2. 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
    3. Word OriginMiddle 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’.