adventure
adventure — noun
1. a journey or activity that is exciting and may involve danger, or the eager feel
a journey or activity that is exciting and may involve danger, or the eager feeling that comes from doing such things.
Bao and his brother had an amazing adventure climbing Mount Fuji last summer.
have + adventure: countable use
The children read stories about pirates and dreamed of their own adventures at sea.
Otto has a real sense of adventure and always wants to try something new.
Moving to a new country was the biggest adventure of my life.
Their walk through the dark forest turned into a small adventure when they got lost.
- expedition
more formal; a planned journey, often for research or exploration
- escapade
playful or slightly reckless adventure, often short
- exploit
a brave or daring act, usually praised after the fact
文法句型
have an adventure
a sense of adventure
用法筆記
Used both as a countable noun (a single trip or event) and as an uncountable noun for the general feeling, especially in the phrase 'a sense of adventure'.
常見錯誤
adventure — verb
1. to put something valuable, such as money, your life, or your reputation, in a si
to put something valuable, such as money, your life, or your reputation, in a situation where it could be lost.
The merchant adventured most of his savings on a single trading voyage to India.
transitive: adventure + money/savings
Few politicians will adventure their reputation on a policy that voters dislike.
common object: reputation, life, money
Marta adventured her own life to pull the small boy from the burning house.
The young captain adventured his ship and crew in the storm to reach the island.
文法句型
adventure + noun (money / life / reputation)
用法筆記
Formal and old-fashioned; modern English usually prefers 'risk' or 'stake'. Object is normally something the subject owns or controls (money, life, reputation, ship). Distinguish from verb sense 2, which is intransitive and means to dare to go somewhere or try something.
常見錯誤
2. to be brave enough to do something risky or to go somewhere unsafe, hoping that
to be brave enough to do something risky or to go somewhere unsafe, hoping that things will turn out well.
The young scholar adventured to speak openly against the king's new tax.
adventure + to-infinitive
Few travellers adventured into the deep jungle without a local guide.
adventure + into + place
Esme adventured upon a long sea voyage even though she had never sailed before.
No reporter dared adventure near the front line during the heaviest fighting.
文法句型
adventure + to-infinitive
adventure + into/upon + noun
用法筆記
Formal and literary; most modern speakers use 'venture' or 'dare' instead. Distinguish from verb sense 1: this sense is intransitive and is about the person moving forward into danger, not about something they put at risk.