| 词汇 | danger |
| 释义 | IDIOMSLANG DANGER armed and dangerous pertaining to someone who is suspected of a crime and has not been captured. (This is a warning to police officers who might try to capture this suspect. Fixed order.)Max is at large, presumed to be armed and dangerous.The suspect has killed once and is armed and dangerous. armed to the teeth heavily armed with deadly weapons.The bank robber was armed to the teeth when he was caught.There are too many guns around. The entire country is armed to the teeth. Curiosity killed the cat. A proverb meaning that it is dangerous to be curious.Don't ask so many questions, Billy. Curiosity killed the cat.Curiosity killed the cat. Mind your own business. in deep water in a dangerous or vulnerable situation; in a serious situation; in trouble. (As if one were swimming in or fell into water that is over one's head.)John is having trouble with his taxes. He's in deep water.Bill is in deep water in algebra class. He's almost failing.He really got himself into deep water. on thin ice in a risky situation.If you try that you'll really be on thin ice. That's too risky.If you don't want to find yourself on thin ice, you must be sure of your facts. out on a limb in a dangerous position; taking a chance.I don't want to go out on a limb, but I think I'd agree to your request.She really went out on a limb when she agreed. sitting on a powder keg in a risky or explosive situation; in a situation where something serious or dangerous may happen at any time. (Informal. A powder keg is a keg of gunpowder.)Things are very tense at work. The whole office is sitting on a powder keg.The fire at the oilfield seems to be under control for now, but all the workers there are sitting on a powder keg. skate on thin ice to be in a risky situation.I try to stay well informed so I don't end up skating on thin ice when the teacher asks me a question.You are skating on thin ice when you ask me that! stick one's neck out (for someone or something) to take a risk. (Informal.)Why should I stick my neck out to do something for her? What's she ever done for me?He made a risky investment. He stuck his neck out for the deal because he thought he could make some money. danger noun an aggressive flirt FIJI, 1993in the teeth of (something)1. In spite of; notwithstanding. Some people still believe vaccinations to be harmful in the teeth of thousands of scientific studies proving otherwise. In the teeth of the boss's disapproval, we decided to go forward with the project anyway. 2. When threatened by or confronted with. It's hard to be an optimist in the teeth of so much tragedy and turmoil in the news each day. The plane turned into the teeth of a horrible storm. be on the danger listTo be so sick that one may die. Primarily heard in UK. Uncle Harry is still on the danger list, so we're going to visit him in the hospital tonight. be off the danger listTo have recovered from a serious illness. Primarily heard in UK. Uncle Harry is officially off the danger list! The doctors are releasing him from the hospital tonight. fly into the face of dangerTo do something risky, unsafe, or unwise. Of course Steve went bungee-jumping—that guy loves to fly into the face of danger. You need to make good decisions when driving, OK? No flying into the face of danger. fraught with dangerVery unsafe or risky. A trip to that part of town at night would be fraught with danger—why risk it? fly into the face of dangerFig. to take great risks; to threaten or challenge danger, as if danger were a person. (This may refer to flying, as in an airplane, but not necessarily.) John plans to go bungee jumping this weekend. He really likes flying into the face of danger. Willard was not exactly the type to fly into the face of danger, but tonight was an exception, and he ordered extra-hot enchiladas. fraught with dangerCliché [of something] full of something dangerous or unpleasant. The spy's trip to Russia was fraught with danger. My escape from the kidnapper was fraught with danger. be on/off the ˈdanger list(British English) be so ill that you may die; no longer be very ill: He’s been extremely sick, but thankfully he’s off the danger list now.(do something) in the teeth of danger, opposition, etc.(do something) when or even though it is dangerous or people oppose it, etc: The new law was passed in the teeth of strong opposition.They crossed the Atlantic in the teeth of a force 10 wind.fraught with danger/perilVery risky indeed. Fraught with means “full of ” and is rarely used today except in the sense of something undesirable. The expression, a cliché since the nineteenth century, first appeared in print in 1576 as “fraught with difficulties”; the precise cliché was first cited by the OED as appearing in 1864 in H. Ainsworth’s Tower of London: “This measure . . . is fraught with danger.” |
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