danger是名词,意思是危险,例如,His life was in danger.他的生命处于危险之中。dangerous 是形容词,意思是危险的,放在名词前面修饰名词,例如,This is a dangerous sport.这是一项危险的运动。
dangerous用法提示
1.表示“危险的”,指本身对他人或他物有危险。如:
To lean out of the window is dangerous.身探出窗外很危险。
比较下面两句:
The man is dangerous.这人很危险。(即对他人造成危险)
The man is in danger.这人有危险。(即自己处于危险中)
2.表示“对……有危险”,其后通常接介词for。如:
The river is dangerous for swimmers.在这条河里游泳有危险。
The traffic here is very dangerous for children.这里的交通对孩子很危险。
3.可用于It’s dangerous for sb to do sth,但是不用于Sb is dangerous to do sth,也不用于
后接that从句的句型.如:
人们在这条河里游泳很危险。
误:People are dangerous to swim in the river.
正:It’s dangerous for people to swim in the river.
比较:The river is dangerous to swim in. (正)
danger用法提示
1.泛指一般意义的“危险”,通常是不可数名词;表示做某事的危险,其后通常接of doing sth,而不接不定式。如:
The children didn’t realize the danger of swimming in the river.孩子们没有意识到在这河里游泳的危险。
She has been warned of the danger of driving the car in that state.已经告诉过她,汽车这个样子开起来有危险。
2.比较:in danger意为“在危险中”,in danger of意为“有……的危险”。如:
His life is in danger.他有生命危险。He is in danger of losing his life.他有生命危险。
3.表示具体意义的造成危险的原因或人(物)等,或指威胁、危害等,是可数名词。如:
The man is a danger to society.这个人对社会是个危险人物。