Danger | Mean of danger in English Dictionary
/ˈdeɪnʤɚ/
- Noun
- the possibility that you will be hurt or killed
- I was unaware of the danger that lay ahead.
- She was fearless in the face of danger.
- None of us had any real sense of danger. [=we did not think that we might be hurt or killed]
- It was a journey fraught with danger. [=a very dangerous journey]
- Patients need to be informed about the danger posed by the drug. [=about the ways the drug could possibly hurt them]
- The sign on the door read “Danger. Keep out.”
- Their lives are in (grave/great/serious) danger.
- We're not out of danger yet. [=there is still a chance that we could be hurt or killed]
- the possibility that something unpleasant or bad will happen
- There's less danger that you'll lose your money if you have a wide variety of investments.
- We're all in danger of losing our jobs. [=we may all lose our jobs]
- These animals are in danger of becoming extinct. = They are in danger of extinction.
- (humorous) Don't worry about being ready for us by noon. There's no danger [=no chance] that we'll actually be there on time.
- There's a danger that your apology will be taken as a sign of weakness.
- The danger is that we'll become careless as the process becomes more familiar.
- The doctor warned that too much exertion could push my heart rate into the danger zone.
- The houses are in a danger zone for wildfires. [=an area in which wildfires sometimes happen]
- a person or thing that is likely to cause injury, pain, harm, or loss
- It's important to teach your children about the dangers of smoking.
- Here is a list of possible dangers associated with the procedure.
- We believe it poses a serious danger to our national security.
- He is a danger to himself and others. [=he might hurt himself and other people]
Những từ liên quan với DANGER
menace, pitfall, instability, emergency, possibility, exigency, crisis, exposure, probability, peril, precipice