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jeopardy
['dʒepәdi]
n., 危险

[] 危险, 危, 危险



jeopardy
[ noun ]
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
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drinking alcohol is a health hazard



Jeopardy \Jeop"ard*y\, n. [OE. jupartie, juperti, jeuparti, OF.
jeu parti an even game, a game in which the chances are even;
OF. jeu, ju, F. jeu (L. jocus jest) + F. partier to divide,
L. partire to divide. See {Joke}, and {Part}.]
Exposure to death, loss, or injury; hazard; danger.

There came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they
were filled with water, and were in jeopardy. --Luke
viii. 23.

Look to thyself, thou art in jeopardy. --Shak.

Syn: Danger; peril; hazard; risk. See {Danger}.


Jeopardy \Jeop"ard*y\, v. t.
To jeopardize. [R.] --Thackeray.