/'ventʃə(r); `vɛntʃɚ/
n
1 project or undertaking,esp a commercial one where there is a risk of failure 工作项目或事业; （尤指有风险的）商业, 企业
*embark on a risky, doubtful, etc venture 从事一项冒险的、成败未卜的...企业项目
* The car-hire firm is their latest (joint) business venture. 这个出租汽车公司是他们最新的大胆的（合资）经营项目.
* [attrib 作定语] venture capital, ie money invested in a new enterprise, esp a risky one 风险资本, 创业基金（投资于新企业的, 尤指有风险的）. Cf 参看 enterprise 1.
2 (idm 习语) at a `venture (fml 文) at random; by chance 随便地; 碰运气地.

v (fml 文)
1 [Ipr, Ip] dare to go (somewheredangerous or unpleasant) 敢于去（危险的或令人厌恶的地方）
*venture into the water, over the wall 敢于入水、越过墙头
* venture too near the edge of a cliff 敢于十分接近悬崖的边缘
* The mouse never ventured far from its hole. 老鼠从来不敢离开窝太远.
* I'm not venturing out in this rain. 我不敢冒这样的雨外出.
2 [Tn, Tt]
(a) dare to say or utter (sth) 敢说（某话）
*venture an opinion,objection, explanation 敢于亮明观点、表示异议、进行辩解
* May I venture to suggest a change? 我可以冒昧提个更动意见吗?
* I venture to disagree. 恕我不敢苟同.
(b) dare to do (sth dangerous or unpleasant) 敢做（危险的或令人厌恶的事）
*venture a visit to the doctor/to visit the doctor 硬着头皮去看病.
3 [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (on sth) take the risk of losing or failing in sth 冒着受损失或失败的风险
*I ventured a small bet on the horse. 我在那匹马上下了一小笔赌注.
4 (idm 习语) nothing `venture, nothing `gain/`win (saying 谚) one cannot expect to achieve anything if one risks nothing 不敢冒险就一事无成; 不入虎穴, 焉得虎子.
5 (phr v) venture on/upon sth dare to attempt sth 敢于尝试做某事
*venture on a trip up the Amazon 敢于溯亚马逊河而上旅行.