Dictionary Workbench Ondict

risk-taking

Dictionary entry view. Switch to definition mode above when you know the meaning but not the word.

risk-taking

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˈrisk-ˌtaking noun [uncountable]  RISKwhen people do things that involve risks in order to achieve something 冒险risk-taker noun [countable]
Examples from the Corpus
risk-takingRisk-taking has long been a feature of the theatre company's productions, which have tackled many difficult issues.Suits do not exactly connote creativity and risk-taking.If you are methodical and conscientious, he should be exciting and risk-taking.Whose words deserve expensive risk-taking with black inks, gold leaf and vellum?Greed and the expectation of proper rewards are the only real justification for risk-taking.One man's new tricks to manage cash flows and control risk are another's source of financial enslavement and greater risk-taking.Once again, our innovative thinking and intelligent risk-taking have been well justified and proved successful.They know that risk-taking is inherent in trying new ways and new ideas, but that this is what makes progress possible.The culture in Silicon Valley values risk-taking and entrepreneurship.
ˈrisk-ˌtaking nounChineseSyllable
when in things risks people involve Corpus that do


risk-taking
ˈrisk-ˌtaking noun [uncountable]
when people do things that involve risks in order to achieve something
—risk-taker noun [countable]


risk-takingBrE /ˈrɪsk teɪkɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈrɪsk teɪkɪŋ/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] the practice of doing things that involve risks in order to achieve sth 冒险;承担风险