/ˈperəl ||; ˈpɛrəl/noun (
written 书面语)
1 [U] great danger 很大的危险: A lack of trained nurses is putting patients' lives in peril. 由于缺少有训练的护士，病人的生命极其危险。
2 [C] sth that is very dangerous 极危险的事物:
the perils of drug abuse 吸毒的危险 ➔perilous /ˈperələs ||; ˈpɛrələs/ adj Danger and dangerous are more common words. danger和dangerous较为常用。