这些动词均含有“敢于冒险”之意。
venture : 指冒风险试一试，或指有礼貌的反抗或反对。
- She rarely ventured outside, except when she went to stock up on groceries.
她极少冒险外出，除非要去采购杂货。 - As we set off into the forest, we felt as though we were venturing (forth) into the unknown.
当我们动身进入那片森林时，感觉自己似乎正在冒险进入一个未知的世界。 - She tentatively ventured the opinion that the project would be too expensive to complete, but the boss ignored her.
她有些犹豫但还是斗胆进言，认为完成那个项目花费太高，但老板不予理睬。
chance : 指碰运气、冒风险试试。
- You’d be a fool to chance your life savings on a single investment.
你要是把一辈子的积蓄都放到一项投资上就是个傻瓜。
dare可与venture换用，但语气较强，着重挑战或违抗。
- She said it as loudly as she dared.
她壮着胆子大声说了出来。 - He didn’t dare (to) say what he thought.
他不敢说出他的想法。 - They daren’t ask for any more money.
他们不敢再要钱了。 - (literary) She dared not breathe a word of it to anybody.
她对任何人都只字不敢提及此事。 - There was something, dare I say it , a little unusual about him.
要我说呀，他这人有那么一点怪。 - Wear the low-cut blouse with your pink shorts – go on, I dare you!
穿上那件低胸衬衫，再配上粉色短裤——就照这样打扮，你有胆量就穿上试试！ - I dare you to ask him to dance.
我谅你也不敢请他跳舞。
hazard : 主要指冒险作出某个选择，隐含碰运气意味。
- I wouldn’t like to hazard a guess.
我不想冒险猜测。 - Would you like to hazard a guess ?
你想猜猜看吗？ - ‘Is it Tom you’re going with?’ she hazarded.
“你是要和汤姆一起去吗？”她冒失地问。
risk : 指不顾个人安危去干某事，侧重主动承担风险。
- “It’s dangerous to cross here.” “I’ll just have to risk it.”
“从这儿穿行很危险。”“我不得不冒这个险。” - He risked losing his house when his company went bankrupt.
他的公司破产时，他差点连自己家的房子都保不住了。
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