venture

venture, chance, dare, hazard, risk

名词 venture:

1. any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
2. an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits
   同义词：speculation
3. a commercial undertaking that risks a loss but promises a profit

动词 venture:

1. proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
   同义词：embark
2. put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation
   同义词：guess, pretend, hazard
3. put at risk
   同义词：hazard, adventure, stake, jeopardize

1. Venture a small fish to catch a great one.
   [谚]欲钓大鱼，先舍小鱼。
2. These foreigners have put forward a proposal for a joint venture.
   这些外国人提出了一个合资企业的建议。
3. They covenanted with us for establishing a joint venture.
   他们就建立合资公司的事和我们签了合约。
4. All our hopes rested upon this venture.
   我们所有的希望都寄托在这次冒险上了。
5. He ventured his life to save a little girl from drowning.
   他冒生命危险救起了一个小女孩，使她免于淹死。
6. He chose a book at a venture from the shelves.
   他从书架上随便挑了一本书。

ven.ture

n.（名词）
An undertaking that is dangerous, daring, or of uncertain outcome.
冒险事业：危险的、大胆的或结局不确定的事业
A business enterprise involving some risk in expectation of gain.
商业上的投机：为赢利而进行冒险的企业
Something, such as money or cargo, at hazard in a risky enterprise.
投机对象；赌注：在冒险企业中处于风险的东西，如金钱或货物
v.（动词）
ven.tured,ven.tur.ing,ven.tures
v.tr.（及物动词）
To expose to danger or risk:
冒…危险：使处于危险或风险中：
例句：
ventured her entire fortune.
冒着失去她的所有财产的风险

To brave the dangers of:
敢于冒险：
例句：
ventured the high seas in a small boat.
用艘小船在公海上冒险航行

To express at the risk of denial, criticism, or censure:
甘冒不讳；大胆表示：在处于被否决、批判或责备的危险境地表达：
例句：
.I would venture to guess that Anon., who wrote so many poems without signing them, was often a woman.(Virginia Woolf)
.我冒昧地猜测，那个写下如此多诗歌的无名氏多半是个女人.(弗吉尼亚·沃尔夫)

v.intr.（不及物动词）
To take a risk; dare.
冒险：进行冒险；敢于
To proceed despite possible danger or risk:
孤注一掷，不顾一切：无视可能发生的危险或风险继续前进或进行：
例句：
ventured into the wilderness.
冒险进入荒野

<习惯用语>at a venture
By mere chance or fortune; at random.
碰巧；胡乱地；随意地
来源：
Middle English [chance]
中古英语 [机会]
short for aventure [adventure] * see adventure
aventure的简写 [冒险] *参见 adventure

【引伸】
ven.turer
n.（名词）