venture
- vt. 敢于
- vi. 冒险;投机
- n. 企业;风险;冒险
- n. (Venture)人名;(法)旺蒂尔
词态变化
助记提示
中文词源
缩写自adventure,风险。
英英释意
- 1. any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
- 2. an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits;
- "he knew the stock was a speculation when he bought it"
- 3. a commercial undertaking that risks a loss but promises a profit
英文词源
- venture (v.)
- early 15c., "to risk the loss" (of something), shortened form of aventure, itself a form of adventure. General sense of "to dare, to presume" is recorded from 1550s. Related: Ventured; venturing.
Nought venter nought have [Heywood, "Proverbs," 1546]
- venture (n.)
- c. 1400, "fortune, chance," shortening of aventure (n.), a variant of adventure (n.); also from Anglo-French venture. Sense of "risky undertaking" first recorded 1560s; meaning "enterprise of a business nature" is recorded from 1580s. Venture capital is attested from 1943.
同义词辨析
venture, chance, dare, hazard, risk
这些动词均含有"敢于冒险"之意。
venture: 指冒风险试一试,或指有礼貌的反抗或反对。
chance: 指碰运气、冒风险试试。
dare: 可与venture换用,但语气较强,着重挑战或违抗。
hazard: 主要指冒险作出某个选择,隐含碰运气意味。
risk: 指不顾个人安危去干某事,侧重主动承担风险。
考试真题
- Preparation has been made; now is the time for the venture of the work itself.
出自-2017年6月阅读原文
- The plane stretches a total length of 54 meters, where experienced scuba divers will eventually be able to venture through the cabin and around the plane's exterior.
2019年6月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section A
- The plane stretches a total length of 54 meters, where experienced scuba divers will eventually be able to venture through the cabin and around the plane's exterior.
2019年6月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section A
- A new effort led by Canoe Ventures, a coalition of leading cable providers, aims to make interactive advertising available across America later this year.
出自-2016年6月阅读原文
- Yet the persistent question of Why do I need that? – or, perhaps more tellingly, Why do you need to know that? – dogs the steps of many new ventures.
出自-2016年12月阅读原文
- Some of the ventures focus on the Antarctic resources that are already up for grabs, like abundant sea life.
出自-2016年12月阅读原文
- Why is Google undertaking such a venture?
出自-2011年12月阅读原文
- Such food service operators range from snack machines to large institutional catering ventures, but most of these businesses are known in the trade as “horeca”: hotels, restaurants and cafes.
出自-2010年考研阅读原文
词组搭配
nothing ventured, nothing gained
(proverb)you can't expect to achieve anything if you never take any risks
(谚)不入虎穴,焉得虎子
at a venture
By mere chance or fortune; at random.
碰巧;胡乱地;随意地
实用场景例句
- A disastrous business venture lost him thousands of dollars.
- 一个彻底失败的经营项目使他损失严重。
牛津词典
- They ventured nervously into the water.
- 他们神经紧张地硬着头皮下水。
牛津词典
- He's never ventured abroad in his life.
- 他一生中从来不敢出国。
牛津词典
- She hardly dared to venture an opinion.
- 她几乎不敢亮明观点。
牛津词典
- I ventured to suggest that she might have made a mistake.
- 我小心地提醒说她可能出了差错。
牛津词典
- ‘And if I say no? ’ she ventured.
- “那么我要是说不呢?”她试探说。
牛津词典
- It was wrong to venture his financial security on such a risky deal.
- 他以自己稳定的财政作赌注去做风险这么大的交易是错误的。
牛津词典
- This is the first time the company has ventured into movie production.
- 这是这家公司首次涉足电影制作。
牛津词典
- ...his latest writing venture.
- 他最新的写作尝试
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...a Russian-American joint venture.
- 一家俄美合资企业
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- People are afraid to venture out for fear of sniper attacks...
- 由于害怕狙击手,人们不敢冒险外出。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Few Europeans who had ventured beyond the Himalayas had returned to tell the tale.
- 少数几个冒险翻越了喜马拉雅山的欧洲人回来后讲述了这个故事。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 'So you're Leo's girlfriend?' he ventured...
- “那么你就是列奥的女朋友了?”他大胆问道。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He ventured that plants draw part of their nourishment from the air...
- 他大胆提出植物从空气中吸收部分养分的观点。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 'Don't ask,' he said, whenever Ginny ventured to raise the subject.
- 每当金尼鼓起勇气提起这个话题时,他就说“不要问”。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He enjoyed little success when he ventured into business.
- 他冒险涉足商界后几乎没有取得什么成功。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The venture capital mixed business incubator is the current new hot point.
- 种种迹象表明,孵化器和风险投资正逐渐走向融合.
期刊摘选
- Venture capital is the propulsive force of the high technology industry.
- 风险投资是高新技术产业发展的原动力.
期刊摘选
- I won't venture a step farther.
- 我不敢再往前走一步.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Don't venture into the jungle without a guide.
- 没有向导,不要冒险到丛林里去.
《简明英汉词典》
- Nothing venture, nothing have.
- 不入虎穴,焉得虎子.
《简明英汉词典》
- I'd rather not venture out in pouring rain if I don't have to.
- 除非迫不得已,我才不会冒着大雨外出呢.
《简明英汉词典》
- I will venture five shillings on it.
- 我愿为它赌五先令.
《简明英汉词典》
- Please don't take it amiss if I venture to point out your errors.
- 假如我冒昧指出你的错误,请不要见怪.
《简明英汉词典》
- He is too timid to venture upon an undertaking.
- 他太胆小,不敢从事任何事业.
《简明英汉词典》
- Mary is unusually high on her next venture.
- 玛丽对下一次冒险异常热衷.
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