Venture
['ventʃə] or ['vɛntʃɚ]
解释:
(noun.) any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome.
(noun.) a commercial undertaking that risks a loss but promises a profit.
(verb.) proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers; 'We ventured into the world of high-tech and bought a supercomputer'.
(verb.) put at risk; 'I will stake my good reputation for this'.
布兰登手打--From WordNet
解释:
(n.) An undertaking of chance or danger; the risking of something upon an event which can not be foreseen with certainty; a hazard; a risk; a speculation.
(n.) An event that is not, or can not be, foreseen; an accident; chance; hap; contingency; luck.
(n.) The thing put to hazard; a stake; a risk; especially, something sent to sea in trade.
(v. i.) To hazard one's self; to have the courage or presumption to do, undertake, or say something; to dare.
(v. i.) To make a venture; to run a hazard or risk; to take the chances.
(v. t.) To expose to hazard; to risk; to hazard; as, to venture one's person in a balloon.
(v. t.) To put or send on a venture or chance; as, to venture a horse to the West Indies.
(v. t.) To confide in; to rely on; to trust.
整理:洛蒂
同义词及近义词：
n. [1]. Hazard, risk, danger, jeopardy, peril.[2]. Chance, hap, luck, contingency.[3]. Stake, adventure.
v. a. Hazard, risk, jeopardize, jeopard, expose to hazard.
v. n. [1]. Dare, adventure.[2]. Run the risk, tempt fortune, take one's chance.[3]. Presume, make bold, take the liberty, have the presumption.
克利奥校对
同义词及反义词：
[See HAZARD]
SYN:Speculation, risk, chance, hazard, stake, undertaking, luck, experiment, throw
ANT:Nonspeculation, caution, reservation, calculation, certainty, law, method
校对:劳伦斯
解释:
n. chance luck hazard: that which is put to hazard (esp. goods sent by sea at the sender's risk): an undertaking whose issue is uncertain or dangerous.—v.t. to send on a venture: to expose to hazard: to risk.—v.i. to make a venture: to run a risk: to dare.—n. Ven′tūrer.—adjs. Ven′tūrous Ven′tūresome.—advs. Ven′tūrously Ven′tūresomely.—ns. Ven′tūrousness Ven′tūresomeness.—Venture on upon to dare to engage in.—At a venture at hazard random.
编辑:卡蒂
例句:
- To youto my two daughtersI may venture on the truth. 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
- In a little while I was able to venture back, and let her see me again. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
- Without encroaching on forbidden ground, we may venture to say that there can be no doubt between ourselves of that fact. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
- When you are cold to me, as you _are_ sometimes, can I venture to be affectionate in return? 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
- I can venture to say no more, for I see that I am watched. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
- Miss Mary declared she felt, for her part, she never dared venture. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
- It is because of the banths that they seldom venture below ground except as their duties call them. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
- Less given to detail are the beggars who make sporting ventures. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
- Mr. Snagsby, presuming on the success of his last point, ventures to observe in a cheerful and rather knowing tone, No wings. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
- Twemlow ventures gently to argue. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
- Because a man was successful in his ventures, there was no reason that in all other things his mind should be well-balanced. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
- But there are some other interesting points that may be touched on now in regard to a few of Edison's financial and commercial ventures not generally known or appreciated. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
- Mr. Guppy replying that he is not much to boast of, Mr. Jobling ventures on the question, How is SHE? 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
- The stranger that ventures to sleep there takes a permanent contract. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
- I now ventured to turn my head back, believing myself at a safe distance from the stranger. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
- Suspense was insufferable; so I ventured to send my servant to inquire when the family were expected in London. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
- Elinor, rejoiced to be assured of his being in London, now ventured to say, Depend upon it, he will call again tomorrow. 简·奥斯汀. 理智与情感.
- I ventured to say that I knew what the trouble was, and he said, 'Fix it! 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
- I ventured to stretch my hand to the bonnet-grec which lay in grim repose on the window-sill. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
- Meyler, having, tried every other argument to induce me to leave Charmouth and Lord Worcester, now ventured on a threat! 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
- I ventured a little nearer to her, and held out my hand. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- I did not say she was as beautiful as you are, said Mr. Ned, venturing to look from the portrait to its rival. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
- But having risked discovery by venturing here at all, I should have been glad to track some part of the way. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
- Because they are always afraid of venturing out of sight of the land. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
- Guardian, said I, venturing to put my hand, which was suddenly colder than I could have wished, in his, nothing! 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
- I admired your resolution very much, sir, said he, in venturing out in such weather, for of course you saw there would be snow very soon. 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
- On the fourth day, venturing out early a little too far, I saw twenty or thirty natives upon a height not above five hundred yards from me. 乔纳森·斯威夫特. 格列佛游记.
- She had excused herself from the walk on the plea of a headache: the horrid headache which, in the morning, had prevented her venturing to church. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
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