Definition of imperil in English:

imperil

verbimperilled, imperilling, imperiled, imperils, imperilingɪmˈpɛrɪlɪmˈpɛr(ə)lɪmˈpɛrəl

[with object]

Put at risk of being harmed, injured, or destroyed.
使处于（受害、受伤或毁灭的）危险
they advised against tax increases for fear of imperilling the recovery
Example sentencesExamples
- Moreover, by destroying her immune system, ‘my treatment imperils my health.’
- It loses votes, chews up a tonne of money, confers no apparent economic benefits and imperils the ‘clean green’ image upon which our exporters rely and our citizenry prides itself.
- Sure, it imperils our GPAs, and we will have to spend a lot of time pestering professors to ensure that our grades do not take a downward turn from such an annoying and useless course.
- Consequently, the development of a fully operational quantum computer would imperil our personal privacy, destroy electronic commerce and demolish the concept of national security.
- The dangers posed to them by superstores and online sellers don't just threaten some quaint form of distributing goods, they imperil the fabric of neighborhoods and towns.
- While the species has made a modest recovery in the past 50 years, we still do not fully understand its needs, and the changing character of the West itself now further imperils these charismatic animals.
- And the cancer risk does not just affect consumers; it also imperils tens of thousands of farmers, field hands, and migrant laborers.
- He was said to be the source of the description of the chancellor as ‘psychologically flawed’ and that would have fitted: he always seemed ready to do anything and destroy anyone who imperilled his man.
- Either one of these outcomes would imperil democracy; together they not only injure the country but also cut off the avenues of repair.
- War imperils independent thought and speech; governments often invoke patriotism to enforce conformity.
- It also plunders natural resources, imperils posterity, and jeopardizes self determination.
- When landscape is destroyed, culture is imperiled.
- One reason has been reluctance among uniformed officers to criticize policies related to race or gender for fear of imperiling their careers by appearing politically incorrect.
- Here's another comedy in which a neurotic schmuck is imperilled and injured in a series of encounters with his new in-laws.
- Twenty percent of the world's freshwater fish species are now imperiled because of damage to waters and watersheds on which they depend.
- He warned a return to large and extended deficit spending by the Government could risk driving interest rates higher and imperil economic fundamentals.
- It imperils my university's international programs, which are something I like very much in this nearly 9,000 student regional institution.
- But women's groups and many public officials responsible for enforcing child support are battling the movement, which they say imperils children.
- Allowing workers to divert some of this money into the stock market will not only put their retirement future at risk, it will imperil the federal government's ability to keep its commitment to current retirees.
- But the greatest threat to our national security - and that of the next generation - is the insecurity that imperils the lives and well-being of millions of our children.
Synonyms
endanger, jeopardize, risk, put at risk, put in danger, expose to danger, put in jeopardy, expose, leave vulnerable, put someone's life on the line
threaten, pose a threat to, be a danger to, be detrimental to, damage, injure, harm, do harm to
archaic peril

Derivatives

imperilment

noun

urban sprawl is the leading cause of species imperilment in California
Example sentencesExamples
- The alleged anguish adult Americans feel over the imperilment of our young is not really about young Americans at all.
- Nonnative species, which often thrive when large tracts of land are cleared and graded for new housing developments, contribute to the imperilment of 46 percent of California's endangered and threatened wildlife.
- The twist here is that the process of social derivation occurs against a still wider imperilment of identity, adding a degree of defiance and even struggle to the act of self-expression.
- Terrain elements cannot be always seen as an imperilment in combat action (this results from lack of knowledge of both terrain itself and its characteristics) nor can it be ignored even in the course of command and staff games.
- For example, a recent report in California indicates that road construction contributes to the imperilment of 84 of the 286 species listed in the state as threatened or endangered under the federal Endangered Species Act.
Synonyms
peril, hazard, risk, jeopardy, endangerment, insecurity

Origin

Late Middle English: from peril, probably on the pattern of endanger.

Rhymes

beryl, Cheryl, chrysoberyl, Merrill, peril, Sheryl

Definition of imperil in US English:

imperil

verbimˈperəlɪmˈpɛrəl

[with object]

Put at risk of being harmed, injured, or destroyed.
使处于（受害、受伤或毁灭的）危险
its fast-growing debt imperils the nation's future
Example sentencesExamples
- He warned a return to large and extended deficit spending by the Government could risk driving interest rates higher and imperil economic fundamentals.
- The dangers posed to them by superstores and online sellers don't just threaten some quaint form of distributing goods, they imperil the fabric of neighborhoods and towns.
- Allowing workers to divert some of this money into the stock market will not only put their retirement future at risk, it will imperil the federal government's ability to keep its commitment to current retirees.
- He was said to be the source of the description of the chancellor as ‘psychologically flawed’ and that would have fitted: he always seemed ready to do anything and destroy anyone who imperilled his man.
- But the greatest threat to our national security - and that of the next generation - is the insecurity that imperils the lives and well-being of millions of our children.
- When landscape is destroyed, culture is imperiled.
- It imperils my university's international programs, which are something I like very much in this nearly 9,000 student regional institution.
- While the species has made a modest recovery in the past 50 years, we still do not fully understand its needs, and the changing character of the West itself now further imperils these charismatic animals.
- But women's groups and many public officials responsible for enforcing child support are battling the movement, which they say imperils children.
- War imperils independent thought and speech; governments often invoke patriotism to enforce conformity.
- And the cancer risk does not just affect consumers; it also imperils tens of thousands of farmers, field hands, and migrant laborers.
- It also plunders natural resources, imperils posterity, and jeopardizes self determination.
- Sure, it imperils our GPAs, and we will have to spend a lot of time pestering professors to ensure that our grades do not take a downward turn from such an annoying and useless course.
- One reason has been reluctance among uniformed officers to criticize policies related to race or gender for fear of imperiling their careers by appearing politically incorrect.
- Either one of these outcomes would imperil democracy; together they not only injure the country but also cut off the avenues of repair.
- Moreover, by destroying her immune system, ‘my treatment imperils my health.’
- Consequently, the development of a fully operational quantum computer would imperil our personal privacy, destroy electronic commerce and demolish the concept of national security.
- It loses votes, chews up a tonne of money, confers no apparent economic benefits and imperils the ‘clean green’ image upon which our exporters rely and our citizenry prides itself.
- Twenty percent of the world's freshwater fish species are now imperiled because of damage to waters and watersheds on which they depend.
- Here's another comedy in which a neurotic schmuck is imperilled and injured in a series of encounters with his new in-laws.
Synonyms
endanger, jeopardize, risk, put at risk, put in danger, expose to danger, put in jeopardy, expose, leave vulnerable, put someone's life on the line

Origin

Late Middle English: from peril, probably on the pattern of endanger.

词汇	imperil
释义	Definition of imperil in English: imperil verbimperilled, imperilling, imperiled, imperils, imperilingɪmˈpɛrɪlɪmˈpɛr(ə)lɪmˈpɛrəl [with object] Put at risk of being harmed, injured, or destroyed. 使处于（受害、受伤或毁灭的）危险 they advised against tax increases for fear of imperilling the recovery Example sentencesExamples Moreover, by destroying her immune system, ‘my treatment imperils my health.’ It loses votes, chews up a tonne of money, confers no apparent economic benefits and imperils the ‘clean green’ image upon which our exporters rely and our citizenry prides itself. Sure, it imperils our GPAs, and we will have to spend a lot of time pestering professors to ensure that our grades do not take a downward turn from such an annoying and useless course. Consequently, the development of a fully operational quantum computer would imperil our personal privacy, destroy electronic commerce and demolish the concept of national security. The dangers posed to them by superstores and online sellers don't just threaten some quaint form of distributing goods, they imperil the fabric of neighborhoods and towns. While the species has made a modest recovery in the past 50 years, we still do not fully understand its needs, and the changing character of the West itself now further imperils these charismatic animals. And the cancer risk does not just affect consumers; it also imperils tens of thousands of farmers, field hands, and migrant laborers. He was said to be the source of the description of the chancellor as ‘psychologically flawed’ and that would have fitted: he always seemed ready to do anything and destroy anyone who imperilled his man. Either one of these outcomes would imperil democracy; together they not only injure the country but also cut off the avenues of repair. War imperils independent thought and speech; governments often invoke patriotism to enforce conformity. It also plunders natural resources, imperils posterity, and jeopardizes self determination. When landscape is destroyed, culture is imperiled. One reason has been reluctance among uniformed officers to criticize policies related to race or gender for fear of imperiling their careers by appearing politically incorrect. Here's another comedy in which a neurotic schmuck is imperilled and injured in a series of encounters with his new in-laws. Twenty percent of the world's freshwater fish species are now imperiled because of damage to waters and watersheds on which they depend. He warned a return to large and extended deficit spending by the Government could risk driving interest rates higher and imperil economic fundamentals. It imperils my university's international programs, which are something I like very much in this nearly 9,000 student regional institution. But women's groups and many public officials responsible for enforcing child support are battling the movement, which they say imperils children. Allowing workers to divert some of this money into the stock market will not only put their retirement future at risk, it will imperil the federal government's ability to keep its commitment to current retirees. But the greatest threat to our national security - and that of the next generation - is the insecurity that imperils the lives and well-being of millions of our children. Synonyms endanger, jeopardize, risk, put at risk, put in danger, expose to danger, put in jeopardy, expose, leave vulnerable, put someone's life on the line threaten, pose a threat to, be a danger to, be detrimental to, damage, injure, harm, do harm to archaic peril Derivatives imperilment noun urban sprawl is the leading cause of species imperilment in California Example sentencesExamples The alleged anguish adult Americans feel over the imperilment of our young is not really about young Americans at all. Nonnative species, which often thrive when large tracts of land are cleared and graded for new housing developments, contribute to the imperilment of 46 percent of California's endangered and threatened wildlife. The twist here is that the process of social derivation occurs against a still wider imperilment of identity, adding a degree of defiance and even struggle to the act of self-expression. Terrain elements cannot be always seen as an imperilment in combat action (this results from lack of knowledge of both terrain itself and its characteristics) nor can it be ignored even in the course of command and staff games. For example, a recent report in California indicates that road construction contributes to the imperilment of 84 of the 286 species listed in the state as threatened or endangered under the federal Endangered Species Act. Synonyms peril, hazard, risk, jeopardy, endangerment, insecurity Origin Late Middle English: from peril, probably on the pattern of endanger. Rhymes beryl, Cheryl, chrysoberyl, Merrill, peril, Sheryl Definition of imperil in US English: imperil verbimˈperəlɪmˈpɛrəl [with object] Put at risk of being harmed, injured, or destroyed. 使处于（受害、受伤或毁灭的）危险 its fast-growing debt imperils the nation's future Example sentencesExamples He warned a return to large and extended deficit spending by the Government could risk driving interest rates higher and imperil economic fundamentals. The dangers posed to them by superstores and online sellers don't just threaten some quaint form of distributing goods, they imperil the fabric of neighborhoods and towns. Allowing workers to divert some of this money into the stock market will not only put their retirement future at risk, it will imperil the federal government's ability to keep its commitment to current retirees. He was said to be the source of the description of the chancellor as ‘psychologically flawed’ and that would have fitted: he always seemed ready to do anything and destroy anyone who imperilled his man. But the greatest threat to our national security - and that of the next generation - is the insecurity that imperils the lives and well-being of millions of our children. When landscape is destroyed, culture is imperiled. It imperils my university's international programs, which are something I like very much in this nearly 9,000 student regional institution. While the species has made a modest recovery in the past 50 years, we still do not fully understand its needs, and the changing character of the West itself now further imperils these charismatic animals. But women's groups and many public officials responsible for enforcing child support are battling the movement, which they say imperils children. War imperils independent thought and speech; governments often invoke patriotism to enforce conformity. And the cancer risk does not just affect consumers; it also imperils tens of thousands of farmers, field hands, and migrant laborers. It also plunders natural resources, imperils posterity, and jeopardizes self determination. Sure, it imperils our GPAs, and we will have to spend a lot of time pestering professors to ensure that our grades do not take a downward turn from such an annoying and useless course. One reason has been reluctance among uniformed officers to criticize policies related to race or gender for fear of imperiling their careers by appearing politically incorrect. Either one of these outcomes would imperil democracy; together they not only injure the country but also cut off the avenues of repair. Moreover, by destroying her immune system, ‘my treatment imperils my health.’ Consequently, the development of a fully operational quantum computer would imperil our personal privacy, destroy electronic commerce and demolish the concept of national security. It loses votes, chews up a tonne of money, confers no apparent economic benefits and imperils the ‘clean green’ image upon which our exporters rely and our citizenry prides itself. Twenty percent of the world's freshwater fish species are now imperiled because of damage to waters and watersheds on which they depend. Here's another comedy in which a neurotic schmuck is imperilled and injured in a series of encounters with his new in-laws. Synonyms endanger, jeopardize, risk, put at risk, put in danger, expose to danger, put in jeopardy, expose, leave vulnerable, put someone's life on the line Origin Late Middle English: from peril, probably on the pattern of endanger.
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