risk one's life; at the risk of death
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadverb
at the risk of one's life; risking death
formalDescribes actions performed with complete disregard for personal safety, often in heroic, emergency, or dutiful contexts. Typically modifies verbs of rescue, reporting, or resistance.
Xiāo消
fáng防
yuán员
mào冒
sǐ死
qiǎng抢
jiù救
guó国
jiā家
cái财
chǎn产
。
The firefighters risked their lives to rescue state property.
Tā他
mào冒
sǐ死
jiù救
chū出
le了
luò落
shuǐ水
ér儿
tóng童
。
He risked his life to save the drowning child.
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Jì记
zhě者
mào冒
sǐ死
shēn深
rù入
zhàn战
qū区
jìn进
xíng行
bào报
dào道
。
The journalist risked death to go deep into the war zone to report.