小词详解 | peril

peril 英 [ˈperəl] 美 [ˈperəl]

• Powerful computers will reshape humanity’s future. How to ensure the promise outweighs the perils?
  强大的电脑将重塑人类未来。如何确保希望大于危险？
  ——《经济学人》
• But they quickly abandoned the idea after recognizing the political peril if the idea leaked to the press — or to their boss.
  但他们很快就放弃了这个想法，因为他们意识到，这个想法若是让媒体或他们的老板知道，会带来政治风险。
  ——《纽约时报》

• 这个国家摇摇欲坠的经济现在陷入了严重危机。
  The country's faltering economy is now in grave peril.
• 她的言语中流露出一丝自鸣得意。她从未意识到她的生命受到了严重的威胁。
  There was a tinge of smug self-satisfaction in her voice. She never felt that her life was in peril.

• 必须告诫这些青少年注意不安全性行为的危害。他们中很少有人能抵御它的诱惑。
  These teenagers must be warned about the perils of unsafe sex. Few of them can resist the lure of it.

• 我们应当遵守法律。违法者要自担后果。
  We should abide by the law. Anyone who breaks the law does so at their peril.
• 这个曾经羞怯的女孩对权力的欲望永远也不会得到满足。无视该问题你要自担风险。
  The once timid girl will ever manage to slake her lust for power. Ignore it at your peril.

为了拯救民族危亡，中国人民奋起反抗。
To save the nation from peril, the Chinese people put up a courageous fight.

• jeopardy: danger of loss, harm, or failure
• menace: a person or thing that is likely to cause harm; a threat or danger
• pitfall: a hidden or unsuspected danger or difficulty