imperil

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++im·per·il /ɪmˈperəl/ verb (imperilled, imperilling British English, imperiled, imperiling American English) [transitive] formal DANGEROUSto put something or someone in danger 使陷于危险，危及 SYN endanger Tax increases now might imperil economic recovery. 目前提高税收可能会危及经济的复苏。→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

imperil• Its neglect has imperilled both the culture and the respect for social order in many contemporary towns and cities.• But his simple desire for seclusion is imperilled by a succession of visitors.• Restoring his power to discriminate between one murderer and another would restore justice without imperilling social order.• Any diminution in the number of survivors would imperil the chance for continuation.• Any criminal prosecution could imperil the company's then-imminent public offering of $ 35 million in stock.• Putting off the surgery would imperil the girl's life.• Gramm, Alexander and Buchanan all recognize that Forbes' rise imperils their own chances to win credibility.• It goes without saying that any infringements of these new restrictions will imperil what is already an extremely sensitive access agreement.

im·per·il verbChineseSyllable

put to or in something Corpus danger someone

imperil
im‧per‧il /ɪmˈperəl, ɪmˈperɪl/

verb (past tense and past participle imperilled, present participle imperilling British English, imperiled, imperiling American English) [transitive] formal
to put something or someone in danger
SYN endanger: