adventure
adventure — 名詞
1. a journey or activity that is exciting and may involve danger, or the eager feel
冒險經歷
刺激且可能有危險的活動或旅程
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.
Bao 和他哥哥去年夏天到富士山攀登，經歷了一次很棒的冒險。
have + adventure: countable use
The children read stories about pirates and dreamed of their own adventures at sea.
孩子們讀著海盜的故事，幻想著自己也能在海上展開冒險。
Otto has a real sense of adventure and always wants to try something new.
Otto 很有冒險精神，總是想嘗試新事物。
Moving to a new country was the biggest adventure of my life.
搬到一個新國家是我這輩子最大的一次冒險。
Their walk through the dark forest turned into a small adventure when they got lost.
他們穿過黑暗森林的散步因為迷路而變成了一場小冒險。
- 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 — 動詞
1. to put something valuable, such as money, your life, or your reputation, in a si
拿…冒險
把錢、性命或名聲置於可能損失的境地
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.
那名商人把大部分積蓄都押在一趟前往印度的貿易航行上。
transitive: adventure + money/savings
Few politicians will adventure their reputation on a policy that voters dislike.
很少有政客願意拿自己的名聲去賭一個選民不喜歡的政策。
common object: reputation, life, money
Marta adventured her own life to pull the small boy from the burning house.
Marta 不顧自己的性命，從失火的房子裡把那個小男孩救了出來。
The young captain adventured his ship and crew in the storm to reach the island.
那位年輕船長在暴風雨中冒著失去船員與船的風險，硬是駛向了那座島。
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
冒險前往
鼓起勇氣前往危險地方或做有風險的事
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.
那位年輕學者大膽地公開反對國王的新稅。
adventure + to-infinitive
Few travellers adventured into the deep jungle without a local guide.
很少有旅人會在沒有當地嚮導的情況下深入那片叢林。
adventure + into + place
Esme adventured upon a long sea voyage even though she had never sailed before.
Esme 雖然從沒航行過，仍鼓起勇氣踏上了一段漫長的海上旅程。
No reporter dared adventure near the front line during the heaviest fighting.
戰況最激烈時，沒有記者敢冒險靠近前線。
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.