venture

单词音标

venture音标[\'ventʃә]

汉语翻译

n. 冒险, 风险

vt. 敢于, 冒...的危险

vi. 冒险

【经】 冒险, 商业风险, 投机

相关词组:

at a venture

词型变化

名词:venturer动词过去式:ventured过去分词:ventured现在分词:venturing第三人称单数:ventures

词意辨析

venture, chance, dare, hazard, risk

这些动词均含有“敢于冒险”之意。

venture: 指冒风险试一试，或指有礼貌的反抗或反对。

chance: 指碰运气、冒风险试试。

dare: 可与venture换用，但语气较强，着重挑战或违抗。

hazard: 主要指冒险作出某个选择，隐含碰运气意味。

risk: 指不顾个人安危去干某事，侧重主动承担风险。

英语解释

名词 venture:

any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome

an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits

同义词：speculation

a commercial undertaking that risks a loss but promises a profit

动词 venture:

proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers

同义词：embark

put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation

同义词：guess, pretend, hazard

put at risk

同义词：hazard, adventure, stake, jeopardize

例句

Venture a small fish to catch a great one.

[谚]欲钓大鱼，先舍小鱼。

These foreigners have put forward a proposal for a joint venture.

这些外国人提出了一个合资企业的建议。

They covenanted with us for establishing a joint venture.

他们就建立合资公司的事和我们签了合约。

All our hopes rested upon this venture.

我们所有的希望都寄托在这次冒险上了。

He ventured his life to save a little girl from drowning.

他冒生命危险救起了一个小女孩，使她免于淹死。

He chose a book at a venture from the shelves.

他从书架上随便挑了一本书。

详细解释

ven.ture

n.（名词）

An undertaking that is dangerous, daring, or of uncertain outcome.

冒险事业：危险的、大胆的或结*不确定的事业

A business enterprise involving some risk in expectation of gain.

商业上的投机：为赢利而进行冒险的企业

Something, such as money or cargo, at hazard in a risky enterprise.

投机对象；赌注：在冒险企业中处于风险的东西，如金钱或货物

v.（动词）

ven.tured,ven.tur.ing,ven.tures

v.tr.（及物动词）

To expose to danger or risk:

冒…危险：使处于危险或风险中：

例句：

ventured her entire fortune.

冒着失去她的所有财产的风险

To brave the dangers of:

敢于冒险：

例句：

ventured the high seas in a small boat.

用艘小船在公海上冒险航行

To express at the risk of denial, criticism, or censure:

甘冒不讳；大胆表示：在处于被否决、批判或责备的危险境地表达：

例句：

.I would venture to guess that Anon., who wrote so many poems without signing them, was often a woman.(Virginia Woolf)

.我冒昧地猜测，那个写下如此多诗歌的无名氏多半是个女人.(弗吉尼亚·沃尔夫)

v.intr.（不及物动词）

To take a risk; dare.

冒险：进行冒险；敢于

To proceed despite possible danger or risk:

孤注一掷，不顾一切：无视可能发生的危险或风险继续前进或进行：

例句：

ventured into the wilderness.

冒险进入荒野

<习惯用语>at a venture

By mere chance or fortune; at random.

碰巧；胡乱地；随意地

来源：

Middle English [chance]

中古英语 [机会]

short for aventure [adventure] * see adventure

aventure的简写 [冒险] *参见 adventure

【引伸】

ven.turer

n.（名词）