1、用作動(dòng)詞時(shí),為及物動(dòng)詞,表示“冒……的危險(xiǎn)”“使遭受危險(xiǎn)”。如:
They risk their lives in order that we may live more safely. 他們冒了生死危險(xiǎn)使我們生活得更安全。
后接動(dòng)詞作賓語時(shí),要用動(dòng)名詞,不能用不定式。如:
They risked losing everything. 他們冒失去一切的危險(xiǎn)。
A lot of people run the risk of being killed. 許多人冒著被殺害的危險(xiǎn)。
2、用作名詞時(shí),注意以下用法:
(1)要表示冒危險(xiǎn),通常與動(dòng)詞run, take等搭配。如:
Why run the risk? 為什么要冒這種危險(xiǎn)?
There was so much to lose (that) we couldn’t take any risks. 損失這么多,我們不能冒任何風(fēng)險(xiǎn)了。
(2)表示“……的危險(xiǎn)”,其后通常不接不定式,而接of doing sth。如:
He dare not run [take] the risk of being caught by the police. 他不敢冒被警察抓住的危險(xiǎn)。
There’s not much risk of losing money if you bet on that horse. 如果你押那匹馬,輸錢的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)不太大。
比較run [take] the risk of doing sth與run [take] a risk in doing sth:前者指冒做某事的危險(xiǎn)或風(fēng)險(xiǎn),其中的of doing sth為修飾the risk的定語;后者指做某事有危險(xiǎn)或冒風(fēng)險(xiǎn),其中的in doing sth是狀語,in有類似when的含義。如:
I took a risk in telling him the news at that moment. 我那時(shí)把消息告訴他,那是冒了風(fēng)險(xiǎn)的。
(3)注意以下習(xí)語的用法:
、賏t risk 處境危險(xiǎn),在危險(xiǎn)中
How much at risk is the smoker? 吸煙者的危險(xiǎn)性有多大?
②at one’s own risk 對(duì)發(fā)生的事負(fù)責(zé),自擔(dān)風(fēng)險(xiǎn)
Persons swimming beyond this point do so at their own risk. 游泳者超越此界限若有意外后果自負(fù)。
③at the risk of 冒……的危險(xiǎn)
He saved my life at the risk of losing his own.他冒著生命危險(xiǎn)救了我的性命。