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imperiled

/im-per-uhl/US // ɪmˈpɛr əl //UK // (ɪmˈpɛrɪl) //

濒危,岌岌可危,濒危的,濒临灭绝

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v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    im·per·iled, im·per·il·ing or im·per·illed, im·per·il·ling.

    • : to put in peril or danger; endanger.

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Examples

  • There had been concern earlier that barring mask violators from riding might run afoul of other federal funding requirements, potentially imperiling much-needed financial support, Scroggins said.

  • Species are imperiled from winding rivers to windswept tundra to the dense tropical forests of Borneo.

  • Lack of moral leadership at a moment like this imperils democracy itself.

  • All the while, museums sat shuttered, their futures imperiled by economic struggles brought on by a pandemic.

  • Decades of hard-won progress for anti-discrimination protections and family recognition are now imperiled by the shifting math.

  • Despite the financial remedy, partial repeal of the screen quota has imperiled the domestic market.

  • It is an extreme, heightened set-up, I say: the whole hostage-taking, life-imperiled prolog.

  • As the brazen crime leads to the discovery of several bodies, media coverage feeds a sense of security imperiled.

  • Chicago is a city imperiled by impotent leadership that is unwilling to face down this crisis.

  • He often files amicus briefs, especially in cases where constitutionally guaranteed rights are imperiled.

  • He would have given anything he possessed to join this long dash to save, if possible, two imperiled American girls.

  • He looked upon the lives of his soldiers as a sacred trust, not to be carelessly imperiled.

  • Even that short time had been enough to sweep the imperiled lad past the place.

  • It was of the essence of her fatality that he always "understood" when his failing to do so might have imperiled his hold on her.

  • The vine was really giving way, and Davis instantly grasped both wrists of the imperiled lad.