Noun
1. a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune;
2. a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury;
3. the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred
4. the probability of being exposed to an infectious agent
Verb
1. expose to a chance of loss or damage;
2. take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome;
Mrs Anne Sterling did not think of the risk she was taking when she ran through a forest after two men.
You are taking a big risk driving so fast.
Environmentalists say there is a high risk of pollution from the landfill site.
Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of miscarriage.
He saved the child at considerable risk to himself.
The boatman was willing to risk ferrying them across.
He was determined to do it even at the risk of being ridiculed.
We can't risk big things for the sake of small ones.
We can't risk another confrontation with the union.
He was allergic to risk.
Any comparison that is not strictly factual runs the risk of being interpreted as subjective.
Check that any medication you're taking carries no risk for your developing baby.
This is something where you can earn such a lot of money that there is not any risk that you will lose it.
The British could afford to reduce defence spending in peacetime without excessive risk.
The captain was not willing to risk taking his ship through the straits in such bad weather.
Nobody was prepared to risk prosecution by actually naming names.
They argue that the commission should risk courting unpopularity and push on with its legislative programmes.
Toolbelts free both hands and lessen the risk of dropping hammers.
Obesity correlates with increased risk for hypertension and stroke.
There will be a risk of public protest that could set back reforms.
He had shown himself careless of personal safety where the life of his colleagues might be at risk.
Has he taken the measure of us and concluded that we're not willing to risk a life?
This was one risk that paid off.
With poor quality tapes you could also risk dirtying the heads on your video recorder.
If you are already considered a credit risk by a bank, a secured loan might be your only alternative.
If they have the virus they are putting patients at risk.
Being even moderately overweight increases your risk of developing high blood pressure.
The report underlined his concern that standards were at risk.
at risk
exposed to harm or danger
23 million people in Africa are &B{at risk from} starvation.
at one's (own) risk
used to indicate that if harm befalls a person or their possessions through their actions, it is their own responsibility
they undertook the adventure at their own risk.
at the risk of doing something
although there is the possibility of something unpleasant resulting
at the risk of boring people to tears, I repeat the most important rule in painting.
at risk to oneself (或 something)
with the possibility of endangering oneself or something
he visited prisons at considerable risk to his health.
risk one's neck
put one's life in danger
run the risk (或 run risks)
expose oneself to the possibility of something unpleasant occurring
she preferred not to &B{run the risk of} encountering his sister.
take a risk (或 take risks)
proceed in the knowledge that there is a chance of something unpleasant occurring
at risk 或 at-risk
Being endangered, as from exposure to disease or from a lack of parental or familial guidance and proper health care
at risk youth in the inner cities; at-risk groups of children not having received the vaccine.
danger, risk, hazard, menace, peril, threat
venture, chance, dare, hazard, risk
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