peril

danger, risk, hazard, menace, peril, threat

名词 peril:

1. a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
   同义词：hazard, jeopardy, risk, endangerment
2. a state of danger involving risk
   同义词：riskiness
3. a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury
   同义词：risk, danger

动词 peril:

1. pose a threat to; present a danger to
   同义词：endanger, jeopardize, jeopardise, menace, threaten, imperil
2. put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
   同义词：queer, expose, scupper, endanger

1. You had better not invest so much money at your peril.
   你最好不要冒险投资这么多。
2. These birds are able to survive the perils of the Arctic winter.
   这些鸟能够战胜北极冬天的危险。
3. The ship was in imminent peril of being wrecked.
   那条船马上就有失事的危险。

per.il

n.（名词）

Imminent danger.
极大的危险
Exposure to the risk of harm or loss.
在受害或损失的威胁之下
Something that endangers or involves risk.
某危险的或与冒险有关的事物
v.tr.（及物动词）
per.iled 也作 per.illed per.il.ing per.il.ling per.ils per.ils
To expose to danger or the chance of injury; imperil.
冒险：在危险或受伤的危胁之下；使处于危险中

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Latin peroculum * see per- 3
源自 拉丁语 peroculum *参见 per- 3