1.危险的;冒险的
2.〈古〉可怕的
1.very dangerous
1.Serving as a company director can be perilous. But for an investor, not taking up such a role is often worse.
担任公司董事可能充满危险。但对于投资者而言，不担任这种职务往往更为糟糕。
2.Our choice in 1972 was to help Iran arm itself or to permit a perilous vacuum.
1972年我们面临的抉择是：要么帮助伊朗自己武装起来，要么就得容忍一种危险的真空状态。
3.It has the wisest way, however perilous it might be, to retire with an air of confidence.
尽管十分危险，最聪明的办法还是装作毫不介意地回来。
4.And a ship without rudder may wander aimlessly among perilous isles yet sink not to the bottom.
即使没有舵，船只也只是在险岸边漂摇不定，而不会沉沦海底。
5.When my heart is borne away by the flood of happiness, do not smile at my perilous abandonment.
当我的心被快乐的洪水卷走的时候，不要笑我的汹涌的退却。
6.He examines the history, movements and trends over the last generation that have brought Europe to its current perilous state.
对于造成当前欧洲危急的上一代人，他重新审视了他们所经历的那段历史，运动和潮流变化。
7.However, the strategy may be perilous, because huge costs to build its own programs could jeopardize the company's financial status.
但是这种战略可能充满风险，因为拍摄属于自己的电视节目的巨大成本可能会损害公司的财务状况。
8.Europe's financial crisis has lurched into a perilous new phase as dire predictions emerge of a collapse in the Greek economy.
欧洲的金融危机随着希腊经济崩溃的可怕预言，已跌跌撞撞进入了一个危险的新阶段。
9.Taiwan's presidential election might prove to be a perilous watershed in its relationship with China. Can Beijing rein in the renegade?
台湾的总统大选可能会成为一个危险的分水岭来区分它和中国的关系。北京是否能够的来拉住这个脱缰野马？
10.Trying to make financial systems safer has made them more perilous.
试图让金融体系更加安全的努力却让它们变得更加危险。