To jeopardize something is to put it in danger of being lost, spoiled, or badly hurt. You might jeopardize a job by lying, a friendship by gossip, or a plan by being careless.

To jeopardize something is to put it in dangerjeopardize某樣東西就是讓它陷入危險 of being lost, spoiled, or badly hurt可能會失去、被破壞、或受到重創 You might jeopardize a job by lying你可能因為說謊而jeopardize一份工作 a friendship by gossip因為八卦而jeopardize一段友誼 or a plan by being careless或因為粗心而jeopardize一個計畫

It is a fairly formal verb — news, offices, and school writing like it; friends more often say put at risk or put in danger. It needs an object, and that object is something that matters (a chance, a life, a deal), not a small everyday thing.

It is a fairly formal verb這是一個相當正式的動詞 news, offices, and school writing like it新聞、公司、學校作文都喜歡用它 friends more often say put at risk or put in danger朋友之間比較常說put at risk或put in danger It needs an object它後面一定要接受詞 and that object is something that matters (a chance, a life, a deal)而且那個受詞通常是重要的事（機會、生命、交易） not a small everyday thing而不是日常瑣事

British spelling is often jeopardise; the meaning is the same. Though actually the word only sounds right when the thing at risk is important — that weight is part of how people hear it.

British spelling is often jeopardise英式拼法通常是jeopardise the meaning is the same意思是一樣的 Though actually不過其實 the word only sounds right when the thing at risk is important只有當那個處於危險中的東西很重要時，這個字聽起來才對 that weight is part of how people hear it這種份量感就是人們聽到這個字的感覺的一部分