risk /risk/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury
• (n.) the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred
• (n.) the probability of being exposed to an infectious agent

Chinese translation

• n. 冒险, 危险, 保险额
• vt. 冒...的危险, 冒险干

Word details

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

/risk/

Syllables

1

Exam levels

Middle-school · Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL

Frequency

Zipf 5.05 · Common

Word forms

risks, risking, risked

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