湖边社【每日一词】jeopardy - n. 危险，风险；（刑事案件中被告的）危险处境
Definition: noun
1: exposure to or imminence of loss or injury : DANGER
placing their lives in jeopardy
workers in jeopardy of losing their jobs
2 law : the danger that an accused person is subjected to when on trial for a criminal offense
Synonyms
danger，distress，endangerment，harm's way，imperilment，peril，risk，trouble
短语
Double Jeopardy: 亡命追凶；双重危机；双重阴谋；双重危险
double jeopardy: [律]一罪不受两次审理原则；双重负担（等于double）
In Jeopardy: 出局危险；出局伤害
jeopardy score: 危险分数
Views of Jeopardy: 危险观察
tax in jeopardy: 紧急课税
Final Jeopardy: 预知死亡通告
put money in jeopardy: 把钱打水漂
Examples of jeopardy in a Sentence
the city's firefighters routinely put their lives in jeopardy by executing daring rescues
Recent Examples on the Web
Shane Rose was stood down from competitions temporarily for wearing a mankini at an event in New South Wales earlier this month, throwing his participation at Paris 2024 into jeopardy.
—George Ramsay, CNN, 19 Feb. 2024
The Wolverines are now at the very bottom of the Big Ten and are in serious jeopardy of missing the NCAA tournament for the second consecutive season for the first time since its 10-season drought from 1998-2008.
—Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press, 24 Jan. 2024
This is not the first time Crisman's Super Bowl streak has been put in jeopardy.
—Elizabeth Flores, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2024
