跟我背CET4核心词汇:venture

　　venture

　　vt. vi. 敢于,冒险 dare; take the risk of; expose to danger or loss

　　同义词

　　n. speculation

　　v. embark，guess，hazard，pretend

　　词汇辨析

　　venture，chance，dare，hazard，risk

　　这些动词均含有 敢于冒险 之意。

　　venture 指冒风险试一试，或指有礼貌的反抗或反对。

　　chance 指碰运气、冒风险试试。

　　dare 可与venture换用，但语气较强，着重挑战或违抗。

　　hazard 主要指冒险作出某个选择，隐含碰运气意味。

　　risk 指不顾个人安危去干某事，侧重主动承担风险。

　　参考例句

　　1. Men ventured their lives in war.

　　人们在战争中冒着生命的危险。

　　2. I venture to say that your deed is unacceptable.

　　我冒昧地说你的行为是不能接受的。

　　3. Lest I forget them never venture to leave me alone.

　　他们从不敢冒险离开我，唯恐我将其忘记。

　　双语释义

　　1.N-COUNT A venture is a project or activity that is new, exciting, and difficult because it involves the risk of failure. 风险项目; 冒险活动

　　例：...a Russian-American joint venture.

　　一个俄美合资的风险项目。

　　2.V-I If you venture somewhere, you go somewhere that might be dangerous. 冒险去

　　例：People are afraid to venture out for fear of sniper attacks.

　　人们不敢冒险外出，害怕狙击手的袭击。

　　3.V-T If you venture a question or statement, you say it in an uncertain way because you are afraid it might be stupid or wrong. 试探地提出

　　例： So youre Leos girlfriend? he ventured.

　　那么你就是利奥的女朋友了? 他小心地问道。

　　例：He ventured that plants draw part of their nourishment from the air.

　　他试探着提出了植物从空气中吸取它们的部分养分的观点。

　　4.V-T If you venture to do something that requires courage or is risky, you do it. 冒险

　　例： Dont ask, he said, whenever Ginny ventured to raise the subject.

　　每当金尼冒险提起这个话题时，他总是说∶ 你不要问了。

　　5.V-I If you venture into an activity, you do something that involves the risk of failure because it is new and different. 冒险

　　例：He enjoyed little success when he ventured into business.

　　他在冒险涉足生意时很少成功。

　　常见用法

　　用作名词

　　All our hopes rested upon this venture.

　　我们所有的希望都寄托在这次冒险上了。

　　These foreigners have put forward a proposal for a joint venture.

　　这些外国人提出了一个合资企业的建议。

　　The hi-tech industry attracts much venture capital.

　　高科技产业吸引着许多风险投资。

　　Any business venture contains an element of risk.

　　任何商业投资都包含一定的风险因素。

　　He was sucked in as a partner in this venture.

　　他受欺骗参与了这项投机活动。

　　用作动词

　　Dont venture into the jungle without a guide

　　如果没有向导,就不要冒险到森林里去。

　　He ventured his life to save a little girl from drowning.

　　他冒生命危险救起了一个小女孩，使她免于淹死。

　　I will not venture a step further .

　　我不敢再往前走一步了。

　　I venture to ask if anything sprang up between you.

　　冒昧问一句，你们之间没发生什么事吧?