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(yǔ)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(qián)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(yǔ);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(yǔ),in有類(lèi)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(yǔ)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)。
、踑t 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。