Hazard



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 危险
• ［英］ n. 危险 ( risk; peril; danger)
• ［例］ a life full of hazards

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French hasard, from Old Spanish azar, from Arabic al-zahr the die
• Date: 14th century
• 1. a game of chance like craps played with two dice
• 2. a source of danger
• 3.
  • a. chance, risk
  • b. a chance event ; accident
• 4. obsolete stake 3a
• 5. a golf-course obstacle

II. transitive verb

• Date: 1530
• venture, risk <hazard a guess as to the outcome>

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