risk one's life; desperately
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to risk one's life; to disregard one's life; to stake one's life
Used when someone is willing to sacrifice their life for a cause, to save others, or to accomplish a dangerous mission. Often conveys heroism or desperation.
Xiāo消
fáng防
yuán员
shě舍
mìng命
jiù救
chū出
le了
bèi被
kùn困
de的
hái孩
zi子
。
The firefighters risked their lives to rescue the trapped children.
Tā他
wèi为
le了
bǎo保
zhù住
jī机
mì密
wén文
jiàn件
，
shě舍
mìng命
yǔ与
dǎi歹
tú徒
bó搏
dòu斗
。
He fought desperately with the criminals at the risk of his life to protect the confidential documents.
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Yī医
shēng生
men们
shě舍
mìng命
gōng工
zuò作
zài在
kàng抗
yì疫
dì第
yī一
xiàn线
。
The doctors worked on the front lines of the epidemic response at great personal risk.