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Definition of hazardous in English:

hazardous

adjective ˈhazədəsˈhæzərdəs
  • Risky; dangerous.

    冒险的,危险的

    we work in hazardous conditions

    我们在危险的条件下工作。

    it is hazardous to personal safety

    这对个人安全有危险。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He made a fantastic landing in hazardous conditions.
    • Hairdressing is one of the occupations most hazardous to the skin.
    • In the home garden it is now possible to substitute these highly toxic chemicals for ones that are less hazardous.
    • A contractor will remove ragwort, which is hazardous to many animals.
    • At least one candidate in the election reports that campaigning has proven hazardous to his health.
    • He has been asked whether emissions from the refinery are hazardous to human health.
    • Lightening is much more hazardous to the farmer working alone in his field than a person in a crowded city street.
    • Gale force winds made driving conditions hazardous and caused traffic chaos in parts of the region today.
    • Workers said yesterday that they were entitled to these wages because of the hazardous nature of their jobs.
    • I will not explain the procedure since it may be hazardous to some motherboards.
    • Just sitting down near an open window can be hazardous to your health.
    • The plan is to reduce the danger posed by hazardous hemlock trees which grow in abundance on the North Shore.
    • Waste can harm the environment and be hazardous to wildlife.
    • Running away was less dangerous than rebellion, but it was still a hazardous enterprise.
    • Trees used to be considered hazardous to farming, and in many cases they still are.
    • He added that it would be wrong to assume that mobile phones were hazardous to human health.
    • Staying in a hot tub or hot spring too long may be very hazardous to your health.
    • They replaced a decaying wooden Celtic cross that was in a dangerous and hazardous state.
    • Always clear up after a fireworks party - litter is hazardous to domestic and wild animals.
    • Much of the waste found on the beaches is fishing waste that can be extremely hazardous to wildlife.
    Synonyms
    dangerous, risky, unsafe, perilous, precarious, insecure, tricky, unpredictable, uncertain, high-risk, touch-and-go, fraught with danger
    informal dicey, hairy, sticky, iffy
    British informal dodgy
    North American informal gnarly
    archaic or humorous parlous
    chancy, uncertain, undependable, unpredictable, precarious, speculative

Derivatives

  • hazardously

  • adverb ˈhazədəsliˈhæzərdəsli
    • He envisaged himself wobbling on the edge of an invisible cliff, leaning hazardously this way and that.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The books were stacked hazardously in my locker, threatening to topple onto me.
      • They were standing outside a dilapidated little shack that seemed to be tilting rather hazardously to the left.
      • When the weight that physicians know to be hazardously overweight is considered normal weight by the general public, major health problems are on the horizon.
      • Five drivers were caught driving hazardously under the influence of liquor.
  • hazardousness

  • noun ˈhazədəsnəsˈhæzərdəsnəs
    • He sprayed ignition-retardant on the ground to reduce the hazardousness of the spilled gasoline.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • These chemicals were sorted in a descending order of their hazardousness probability.

Origin

Mid 16th century: from French hasardeux, from hasard 'chance' (see hazard).

Definition of hazardous in US English:

hazardous

adjectiveˈhazərdəsˈhæzərdəs
  • Risky; dangerous.

    冒险的,危险的

    we work in hazardous conditions

    我们在危险的条件下工作。

    it is hazardous to personal safety

    这对个人安全有危险。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In the home garden it is now possible to substitute these highly toxic chemicals for ones that are less hazardous.
    • Trees used to be considered hazardous to farming, and in many cases they still are.
    • I will not explain the procedure since it may be hazardous to some motherboards.
    • A contractor will remove ragwort, which is hazardous to many animals.
    • Lightening is much more hazardous to the farmer working alone in his field than a person in a crowded city street.
    • The plan is to reduce the danger posed by hazardous hemlock trees which grow in abundance on the North Shore.
    • Waste can harm the environment and be hazardous to wildlife.
    • Running away was less dangerous than rebellion, but it was still a hazardous enterprise.
    • He made a fantastic landing in hazardous conditions.
    • Staying in a hot tub or hot spring too long may be very hazardous to your health.
    • Much of the waste found on the beaches is fishing waste that can be extremely hazardous to wildlife.
    • Always clear up after a fireworks party - litter is hazardous to domestic and wild animals.
    • He has been asked whether emissions from the refinery are hazardous to human health.
    • At least one candidate in the election reports that campaigning has proven hazardous to his health.
    • Just sitting down near an open window can be hazardous to your health.
    • He added that it would be wrong to assume that mobile phones were hazardous to human health.
    • They replaced a decaying wooden Celtic cross that was in a dangerous and hazardous state.
    • Workers said yesterday that they were entitled to these wages because of the hazardous nature of their jobs.
    • Gale force winds made driving conditions hazardous and caused traffic chaos in parts of the region today.
    • Hairdressing is one of the occupations most hazardous to the skin.
    Synonyms
    dangerous, risky, unsafe, perilous, precarious, insecure, tricky, unpredictable, uncertain, high-risk, touch-and-go, fraught with danger
    chancy, uncertain, undependable, unpredictable, precarious, speculative

Origin

Mid 16th century: from French hasardeux, from hasard ‘chance’ (see hazard).

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