n.[C]

1. 冒险；冒险事业，投机活动
   They were the astronauts on the first venture to the moon.

   他们是首次登月球探险的宇航员。

2. 投机活动；企业
   He has started a joint venture in Singapore.

   他已在新加坡办起一家合资公司。

vt.

1. 使冒险；冒……之险；拿……冒险
   They ventured their lives in exploring the desert.

   他们冒了生命危险去沙漠探险。

2. 以……作赌注[（+on）]
   He ventured large sums of money on speculative stocks.

   他将大笔的钱拿去做股票投机。

3. 大胆提出（或说出）；敢于[+to-v][+that]
   I venture that you are wrong.

   我冒昧说一句，你错了。

   No one ventured to speak to him.

   无人敢跟他讲话。

vi.

1. 冒险；大胆行事[（+on）]
   He is too timid to venture upon a new undertaking.

   他太胆小，不敢从事新的事业。

   The children ventured out on the thin ice and fell through.

   孩子们冒险踏上薄冰，结果掉了进去。

n.

v.

1. undertake a risky or daring journey or course of action.
   ▸expose to the risk of loss.
2. dare to say something that may be considered presumptuous:
   may I venture to add a few comments?