jeopardize
jeopardise, v [Tn]
cause (sth) to be harmed, lost or destroyed; put in danger 使(某事物)受到伤害、 损失或破坏; 使陷於险境
The security of the whole operation has been jeopardized by one careless person. 整个作业的安全让一个粗心大意的人给破坏了.
We'll have to buy some more bricks. I don't think these will be enough.
我们需要买更多的砖。我认为这些不够。
He sat in the darkness and listened to the people around him.
他坐在黑暗处,听着周围的人在讲话。
Professor Karl von Frisch, an Austrian scientist, spent many years of his life researching the amazing ways honey bees communicate in their dark hives.