venture

noun

1. （尤指有风险的）企业，商业，投机活动，经营项目
   a business project or activity, especially one that involves taking risks
   1. 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。

verb

1. 敢于去（危险或令人不快的地方）
   to go somewhere even though you know that it might be dangerous or unpleasant
   1. They ventured nervously into the water.
      他们神经紧张地硬着头皮下水。
   2. He's never ventured abroad in his life.
      他一生中从来不敢出国。
2. 小心地说，谨慎地做（尤指会使人烦恼或不快的事）
   to say or do sth in a careful way, especially because it might upset or offend sb
   1. She hardly dared to venture an opinion.
      她几乎不敢亮明观点。
   2. 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。
   3. ‘And if I say no?’ she ventured.
      “那么我要是说不呢？”她试探说。
3. 冒着（失去贵重或重要的东西）的危险
   to risk losing sth valuable or important if you are not successful at sth
   1. 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。

1. N-COUNT 风险项目（或活动);冒险事业
   A venture is a project or activity which is new, exciting, and difficult because it involves the risk of failure.
   1. ...his latest writing venture.
      他最新的写作尝试
   2. ...a Russian-American joint venture.
      一家俄美合资企业
2. VERB 冒险去（某处）
   If you venture somewhere, you go somewhere that might be dangerous.
   1. 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。
   2. 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。
3. VERB 斗胆提出（问题）;冒险发表（陈述）
   If you venture a question or statement, you say it in an uncertain way because you are afraid it might be stupid or wrong.
   1. '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。
   2. 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。
   3. Stephen ventured a few more sentences in halting Welsh.
      在阻止韦尔什时，斯蒂芬壮着胆子多说了几句。
4. VERB 勇于做;冒险做
   If you venture to do something that requires courage or is risky, you do it.
   1. '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”。
5. VERB 冒险尝试
   If you venture into an activity, you do something that involves the risk of failure because it is new and different.
   1. 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。

1. How you finance a business is critical to the success of your venture.
   如何融资对企业的成功至关重要。
2. Schulte warned government and industrial leaders that those who even venture to think about mass layoffs are playing with fire.
   舒尔特警告政府和业界领袖说，哪怕只是动动大规模裁员念头的人都是在玩火。
3. Grace was flushed with the success of the venture
   格雷斯为冒险成功而感到兴奋。
4. When you venture outside, you are in for a surprise.
   你外出探险时，定会遇上意想不到之事。
5. It will be sold to a joint venture created by Dow Jones and Westinghouse Broadcasting.
   它将会出售给一家由道琼斯公司和西屋广播公司合资的公司。
6. If you venture from 'feminine' standards, you are labelled aggressive and hostile.
   女性要是不够女人味便会背上咄咄逼人、很不友善之名。
7. I told Norman I would invest in his venture as long as he agreed to one proviso
   我告诉诺曼只要他答应一个附带条件，我就会为他的项目投资。
8. I am negotiating with financiers to raise seed capital for my latest venture.
   我正在同一些金融家协商，为我最新的风险项目募集种子资金。
9. The King's Reach hotel was built as a speculative venture but never completed.
   金里奇酒店本来是作为一个投机性的风险项目建设的，但一直没有完工。
10. I was still uncommitted to the venture when we reached Kanpur.
    我们到达坎普尔时，我仍未拿定主意是否去冒险。
11. 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。
12. 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。
13. '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。
14. 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。
15. Stephen ventured a few more sentences in halting Welsh.
    在阻止韦尔什时，斯蒂芬壮着胆子多说了几句。
16. '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”。
17. 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。
18. Successful venture capital investment is a lot harder than it sometimes looks.
    成功的风险投资有时要比它表面看起来困难得多。
19. The insecurity of the venture kept investors away.
    这种冒险事业的不安全性使投资者望而却步。
20. I venture to disagree.
    我冒昧地不同意。
21. I won't venture a step farther.
    我不敢再往前走一步。
22. How can you catch tiger cubs without entering the tiger's lair?; Nothing venture, nothing have.
    不入虎穴，焉得虎子？
23. How can you catch tiger cubs without entering the tiger's lair?; Nothing venture, nothing have.
    不入虎穴，焉得虎子？
24. One lucky venture made his fortune.
    一次幸运的机会使他发了财。
25. Don't venture into the jungle without a guide.
    没有向导，不要冒险到森林里去。
26. The hope of making further discoveries led them to venture upon a second voyage.
    他们希望有新的发现，于是大胆地进行了第二次航行。
27. The venture was new.
    此为一新的冒险。
28. I will venture five shillings on it.
    我愿为它赌五先令。
29. This is a commercial venture.
    这是一笔商业投资。

  venture chance hazard risk【导航词义：冒险】

  venture v. 冒风险

〔辨析〕指冒风险试一试，或是去可能会有危险的地方，或是做有风险的事。

  chance v. 冒…的险

〔辨析〕指做自己觉得可能有风险的事情。

  hazard v. 〈正式〉冒…的风险

〔辨析〕指为获得某物而冒失去钱财等的风险，也指冒险猜测、建议等。

  risk v. 使…冒风险；冒…的风险；冒险做

〔辨析〕指使遭受失去、毁坏、伤害等风险或承担此类风险去做某事，也指做有危险或不好结果的事。

  adventure enterprise venture【导航词义：冒险】

  adventure n. 冒险（经历），奇遇

〔辨析〕指激动人心的、奇怪的、危险的经历。

  enterprise n. 〈褒〉冒险精神，开拓精神

〔辨析〕指思考新活动、新想法等并使之可行的探索能力。

  venture n. 冒险事业

〔辨析〕指有风险的投资或活动。

venture into/on sth

1. 冒险做
   to do sth, even though it involves risks
   1. 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。

v.

nothing ventured, nothing gained

• 不敢冒险就一事无成；不入虎穴，焉得虎子
  used to say that you have to take risks if you want to achieve things and be successful

noun

1. any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome

2. a commercial undertaking that risks a loss but promises a profit

3. an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits
   1. he knew the stock was a speculation when he bought it

   Synonym:    speculation

verb

1. put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation
   1. I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again
   2. I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong

   Synonym:    guesspretendhazard

2. proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
   1. We ventured into the world of high-tech and bought a supercomputer

   Synonym:    embark

3. put at risk
   1. I will stake my good reputation for this

   Synonym:    hazardadventurestakejeopardize