clear and present danger

1. It is a clear and present danger to the fabric of our republic.
   这对于我们国家来说是一个亟待解决的危机。
2. With regard to North Korea, the one thing I think everyone now agrees on& we agree that its nuclear and missile programs present a clear and present danger to stability in the area, in East Asia in particular.
   在北韩方面，我认为现在所有人都同意我们一致认为其核计划和导弹计划给该地区，特别是东亚地区的稳定带来明显和切实的危险。
3. There is a "clear and present danger" of the global economy slowing to near standstill in 2008 because of a looming recession in the US, the United Nations said yesterday.
   联合国（un）昨日表示，由于美国经济隐现出衰退迹象，2008年全球经济面临放缓至几近停滞状态，这一危险“明显且近在咫尺”。
4. Rising inequalities present a clear and present danger to Asian countries.
   不均等加剧给亚洲国家带来了明显而切近的危险。
5. The clear and present danger to Europe right now comes from a different direction& the continent's failure to respond effectively to the financial crisis.
   现在，很明显，欧洲当前的问题来自另一个方向&欧洲没有能够有效地应对金融危机。
6. Fish present the most clear and present danger.
   鱼类是目前最显而易见的危险。
7. In other words, we're facing a clear and present danger to our way of life, perhaps even to civilization itself.
   换句话说，我们的生活方式，甚至人类文明正面临明显且即时的威胁。
8. The clear and present danger for the global boom is a credit crunch.
   全球繁荣当前面临的明显危险是信贷危机。
9. The clear and present danger to the eurozone is Spain.
   对欧元区来说，明确而现时的风险来自西班牙。
10. The First Amendment was not used until the year 1919, when Justice Holmes first created a "clear and present danger" standard in the Scheck case.
    直到1919年，霍尔姆斯大法官在审理申克案时创设的明显和现存的危险标准，才使得第一修正案真正浮出水面。

noun

1. a standard for judging when freedom of speech can be abridged
   1. no one has a right to shout `fire' in a crowded theater when there is no fire because such an action would pose a clear and present danger to public safety