vt.危及；使处于危险境地；影响

If you are rude to the boss, it may jeopardize your chance of success. 如果你对老板没有礼貌，那也许会危及你事业的成功。

Overworking can jeopardize your health. 工作过量可能会危及你的健康。

Being late so often will jeopardize your chances for promotion. 这么常迟到会危及你升迁的机会。

Soldiers jeopardize their lives in war. 士兵们在战争中使他们的生命陷入险境。

This judgment may jeopardize his job. 这项判决可能会使他的工作陷入险境。

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。

在英式拼法中jeopardize也可拼作jeopardise。