venture
venture — noun
1. a new project or business activity that someone begins, knowing that it might lo
a new project or business activity that someone begins, knowing that it might lose money or fail rather than succeed
Brian and his partners started a small online store — their first business venture together.
business venture — common collocation
The tech venture raised over a million dollars from investors in the first year.
tech venture — sector-specific use
Starting a restaurant is a risky venture, especially in a town with very few visitors.
After years of saving, the Hoa family launched their own venture in the city.
Darius opened a taco truck in Taipei; the venture lasted only three months, but taught him about local tastes.
- enterprise
suggests a larger, more established organization; less focus on risk
- project
broader term; does not necessarily imply financial risk
- undertaking
formal; emphasises the effort and seriousness of the task
文法句型
[adjective] + venture
venture + to-infinitive
用法筆記
Frequently paired with adjectives that indicate the level of risk: risky, profitable, successful, failed. The fixed phrase joint venture refers to a commercial project shared by two or more companies.
常見錯誤
venture — verb
1. to dare to go into a dangerous, unfamiliar, or unpleasant place, or to dare to s
to dare to go into a dangerous, unfamiliar, or unpleasant place, or to dare to say something that might cause offence or disagreement
The explorers ventured deep into the jungle, not knowing what they would find there.
venture into [place] — movement pattern
Nala ventured outside during the storm to rescue her cat from the garden.
venture + adverb of direction
Asher ventured an opinion at the meeting that nobody dared to share.
Few people have ventured into that part of the forest since the wildfire last summer.
"May I venture a guess?" the student asked, raising his hand nervously.
文法句型
venture + adverb/preposition
venture + noun phrase (opinion/guess/suggestion)
用法筆記
Subject is usually a person who chooses to accept a risk. The speech sense (venture + guess, opinion, suggestion, criticism) is somewhat formal and implies the speaker is unsure how the listener will react. Distinguish from the noun sense: the verb focuses on the act of taking a risk, while the noun names the risky activity itself.