【risk音标】 英[rɪsk] 美[rɪsk]
【单词释义】 risk是什么意思：
n.风险，危险；冒险；保险额；被保险人或物
vt.冒…的危险；使…冒风险（或面临危险）
[单词分级] 高考英语词汇
[单词复数] risks [第三人称单数] risks
[单词现在分词] risking
[单词过去式] risked
[单词过去分词] risked
【risk形近词/近似词】
disk n.圆盘；唱片；磁盘（[Am.] Br.=disk）
brisk adj.快的；轻快的；清新的 v.使…活泼；使活跃；使兴旺
frisk vt.搜（某人）的身；（动物）活蹦跳，欢跃
【单词例句】
◇ To be sure, he thought he had nothing to risk in his own person; but yet, he would prefer sending somebody else, to bring him intelligence about the weavers, and their work, before he troubled himself in the affair.
他相信他自己是用不着害怕的。虽然如此，但是，在他卷入这件事之前，他宁愿派其他人给他带来关于织布工及其工作的情报。
◇ Overall, tobacco kills more than 7 million a year and many people know that it increases the risk of cancer, the WHO said.
世卫组织称，总体来看，吸烟每年导致超过700万人死亡，很多人都知道吸烟会增加患癌风险。
---- Tobacco use still a major cause of death
◇ Even though microwaves don't pose the same health risks as X-rays, that doesn't mean they are risk-free.
尽管微波不会与X射线一样对健康构成风险，但这并不意味着它们毫无风险。
---- Is It Safe to Stand in Front of Microwave Ovens?
◇ While you're not going to die over one unwashed blueberry, long-term pesticide consumption can increase your risk of cancer and cause birth defects, fertility issues, neurodegenerative disease, and immune system disease, according to Dr. Le.
黎博士指出，虽然你不会因为吃下一颗未洗的蓝莓而丧命，但长期摄入农药会增加你患癌症的风险，并导致出生缺陷、生育问题、神经退行性疾病和免疫系统疾病。
---- How to washing your fruits and veggies
◇ Apples are rich in antioxidants called flavonoids, which have been shown to lower the risk of a premature death, particularly from heart disease.
苹果富含抗氧化剂类黄酮。人们已经证实，类黄酮可以降低早逝风险，尤其是心脏病导致的早逝。
---- An apple a day keeps the doctor away
◇ "Our impact on the climate is tied up with population in lots of different ways — what resources people are using, how much industrial production is going on, how much energy is needed for heating, cooling and transportation," Amy Snover, director of the University of Washington's Climate Impacts Group, said. "All of these things affect greenhouse gas emissions, so the more people we have and the more resources we use, the harder it will be to cope with the risks and impacts of climate change."
华盛顿大学气候影响小组主任艾米·斯诺弗说：“我们对气候的影响在很多方面都与人口息息相关。人们使用了什么资源，在进行多少工业生产，需要多少能源用于取暖、制冷和运输。所有这些都影响到温室气体的排放，所以人口越多，使用的资源越多，就越难以应对气候变化的风险和影响。”
---- World's population could swell to 10.9 billion by 2100
◇ First, make sure you're wearing well-fitting exercise clothing and sturdy shoes. Before getting on the machine, warm up with stretches and range-of-motion exercises, said Clark Stevenson, owner of Treadmill Doctor, a treadmill repair company based in Memphis, Tennessee. Then step onto the machine and securely attach the safety key to your shirt. If you should become at risk of falling off of the treadmill, the safety key will immediately turn off the machine.
首先，你要确保自己穿上合体的运动服和结实的鞋子。总部在美国田纳西州孟菲斯市的跑步机修理公司“跑步机医生”的老板克拉克·史蒂芬森指出，上跑步机前要先做几组拉伸和全范围关节运动来热身；上跑步机后要先把安全按钮牢牢固定在自己穿的T恤上。如果你要从跑步机上摔下来，安全按钮会立刻让机器停止运转。
---- How to use treadmills safely
◇ Skipping breakfast could raise your risk of heart disease by 87 percent, according to a new study.
最新研究指出，不吃早餐可能会使患心脏病的风险增加87%。
---- Skipping breakfast could raise risk of heart disease by 87%
◇ They also had blood tests to measure several inflammatory biomarkers, which indicate how much plaque has built up in the blood vessels, and whether people are at risk of heart attack or stroke. The results showed that these inflammatory markers had significantly reduced compared with the control group.
这些人还抽血检测了几个炎症生物指标，这些指标能显示出血管中积聚了多少斑块，以及是否有心脏病发作或中风的风险。结果显示，相比对照组，这些人的炎症指标都显著降低。
---- Study finds laughter is good for heart health
◇ Being fit earlier in life is associated with a reduced risk, in some cases of up to 42%, of developing nine different types of cancer in later life, according to a large long-term study.
一项大型长期研究显示，年轻时身强体健可以降低年老时患上9种不同癌症的风险，某些情况下甚至能将风险降低42%之多。