jeopardize

/ˈd͡ʒɛp.ə.dʌɪz/· verb

环境/气候/能源B2

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Chinese meaning

危wēi及jí,使shǐ处chǔ于yú险xiǎn境jìng

使shǐ陷xiàn入rù危wēi险xiǎn,威wēi胁xié到dào

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太tài空kōng镜jìng面miàn计jì划huà可kě能néng威wēi胁xié人rén们men观guān测cè的de夜yè空kōng

Example

This company's plans to deploy space mirrors could jeopardize the night sky for many

这zhè家jiā公gōng司sī部bù署shǔ太tài空kōng镜jìng面miàn的de计jì划huà,可kě能néng会huì危wēi及jí许xǔ多duō人rén所suǒ见jiàn的de夜yè空kōng。

Source: MIT Technology Review · 21 Aug 2026

Background ✎

一yī家jiā美měi国guó公gōng司sī计jì划huà从cóng太tài空kōng反fǎn射shè阳yáng光guāng到dào地dì球qiú指zhǐ定dìng区qū域yù,新xīn研yán究jiū显xiǎn示shì这zhè可kě能néng让ràng更gèng多duō人rén所suǒ在zài地dì区qū的de夜yè空kōng意yì外wài变biàn亮liàng。

Roots · etymology

源自 jeopardy「险境」+ -ize,意为使陷入险境

  • jeopardy(险境)+ -ize(动词后缀,使…)

Collocations

  • jeopardize safety / jeopardize a deal / jeopardize national security

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