1. C 冒险；奇遇　 unusual, exciting or dangerous experience or undertaking
2. U 刺激　 excitement associated with danger, taking risks, etc.

　have an ～　有冒险经历
　love ～　喜欢冒险，爱好冒险
　meet with an ～　有冒险经历
　set out on an ～　去冒险
　breathtaking ～　惊险的探险
　dangerous ～　危险的探险
　exciting ～　扣人心弦的冒险
　further ～　进一步的冒险
　high ～　令人激动的冒险
　political ～　政治冒险
　real ～　真正的冒险
　strange ～　奇遇
　various ～s　各种冒险活动
　in search of ～s　（去）探险

　Boys love adventure.　男孩爱冒险。
　The boy was charmed by the sailor's stories of adventure.　那个男孩对水手的冒险故事着了迷。
　Sherlock Holmes had many adventures.　夏洛克·福尔摩斯冒过多次险。
　He always blows up his adventures to make them seem better than they were.　他总是吹嘘他的冒险经历，说得神乎其神。
　These were my Arctic adventures.　这就是我的北极冒险经历。
　He wrote a book about his adventures in the jungle.　他写了一本有关在丛林中各种冒险的书。
　I told them about my adventures in the mountains.　我向他们讲述了我在山里的奇遇。
　The two Frenchmen went through strange adventures in the African forests.　这两个法国人在非洲森林里经历了种种奇遇。
　To go abroad was quite an adventure for me.　出国对我来说是个不寻常的经历。
　The trip to Afghanistan was an adventure for Helen.　到阿富汗旅行对海伦来说是一次冒险的经历。
　Adventure tugs at the heartstrings of youth.　冒险活动强烈扣动青年人的心弦。
　He seeks adventures for adventure's sake.　他为了冒险而去追求惊险活动。

 ♣ adventure, venture
　这两个词都有“冒险”或“冒险活动”的意思。其区别在于：adventure强调惊险性，一般指在危险中激动人心的经历；venture强调冒险性，常指“冒险活动”，尤指那些为赢利而投资的冒险事业或投机活动。另外， adventure多含有有惊无险的意味，而venture则成败难以预测。例如：
　He had a singular adventure.　他有过一次奇特的冒险经历。
　A bold venture is often successful.　大胆的投机活动往往会成功。
 ♣ 下列两句的意思相同：

　［派生词］ adventurer n.冒险家