noun
1 great danger
ADJECTIVE
▪ deadly , dire , grave , great , mortal , serious
▪ imminent
▪ financial
VERB + PERIL
▪ be in
▪ put sth in
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ of
▪
All aboard were in grave ~ of drowning.
PHRASES
▪ at your ~
▪
Ignore these warnings at your ~.
2 sth dangerous
ADJECTIVE
▪ great
▪
the great ~s facing the environment
▪ immediate ( AmE )
▪ potential
VERB + PERIL
▪ face
▪
We face the immediate ~ of being bought out by another company.
▪ pose
▪
the ~s posed by global warming
▪ highlight ( esp. BrE ), illustrate
▪
a campaign illustrating the ~s of drug abuse
▪ avoid
PERIL + VERB
▪ face sth