venture
n
1 project or undertaking,esp a commercial one where there is a risk of failure 工作项目或事业; (尤指有风险的)商业, 企业
embark on a risky, doubtful, etc venture 从事一项冒险的、 成败未卜的...企业项目
The car-hire firm is their latest (joint) business venture. 这个出租汽车公司是他们最新的大胆的(合资)经营项目.
[attrib 作定语]
venture capital, ie money invested in a new enterprise, esp a risky one 风险资本, 创业基金(投资於新企业的, 尤指有风险的). Cf 参看 enterprise 1.
2 (idm 习语) at a `venture (fml 文) at random; by chance 随便地; 碰运气地. venture, v (fml 文)
1 [Ipr, Ip] dare to go (somewheredangerous or unpleasant) 敢於去(危险的或令人厌恶的地方)
venture into the water, over the wall 敢於入水、 越过墙* venture too near the edge of a cliff 敢於十分接近悬崖的边缘
The mouse never ventured far from its hole. 老鼠从来不敢离开窝太远.
I'm not venturing out in this rain. 我不敢冒这样的雨外出.
2 [Tn, Tt]
(a) dare to say or utter (sth) 敢说(某话)
venture an opinion,objection, explanation 敢於亮明观点、 表示异议、 进行辩解
May I venture to suggest a change? 我可以冒昧提个更动意见吗?
I venture to disagree. 恕我不敢苟同.
(b) dare to do (sth dangerous or unpleasant) 敢做(危险的或令人厌恶的事)
venture a visit to the doctor/to visit the doctor 硬著头皮去看病.
3 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sth (on sth) take the risk of losing or failing in sth 冒著受损失或失败的风险
I ventured a small bet on the horse. 我在那匹马上下了一?quot;识淖?
4 (idm 习语) nothing `venture, nothing `gain/`win (saying 谚) one cannot expect to achieve anything if one risks nothing 不敢冒险就一事无成; 不入虎穴, 焉得虎子.
5 (phr v) venture on/upon sth dare to attempt sth 敢於尝试做某事
venture on a trip up the Amazon 敢於溯亚马逊河而上旅行.
🎯 考研助记
vent(went去)+ture(名缀): 冒险 玩车(谐音):玩车很 冒险
🔁 扩展释义
*['ventʃә]n. 冒险, 风险vt. 敢于, 冒...的危险vi. 冒险【经】 冒险, 商业风险, 投机相关词组: at a venture
Sorry, that's not really what I mean. What I'd like to know is...
对不起,我真的不是那意思,我想知道的是…
Learn to creep before you leap.
循序渐进。
It took him some time to connect the long rubber pipe to the air supply pipe that ran round the port, but at last it was done and as a result work was able to progress much faster.