hazardous
US /ˈhæzɚdəs/
adjective Target · B2 Sản xuất & chất lượng
Definition
involving risk or danger
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
Workers must wear gloves when handling hazardous chemicals in the laboratory.
Word Family
Synonyms
- dangerousinvolving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
- riskyinvolving risk or danger
- perilousfraught with danger
Collocations
- Easy hazardous conditionsdescribing hazardous conditions (involving risk or danger)
- Medium hazardous waste disposaldescribing hazardous waste disposal (involving risk or danger)
- Hard transport of hazardous materialsto transport of hazardous materials, meaning to move something or somebody around; usually over long distances
- Very Hard hazardous journey fraught with unforeseen perilsdescribing hazardous journey fraught with unforeseen perils (involving risk or danger)
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.