jeopardize
verb(British English also jeopardise)
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they jeopardize | |
| he / she / it jeopardizes | |
| past simple jeopardized | |
| past participle jeopardized | |
| -ing form jeopardizing |
- jeopardize something/somebody
to risk harming or destroying something/somebody 冒…的危险；危及；危害；损害 He would never do anything to jeopardize his career. 他决不会做任何有损于他事业的事。 This scandal could seriously jeopardize his chances of being re-elected. 这桩丑闻可能严重危及他再次当选的机会。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- seriously
- severely
- potentially
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