"put your neck on the line" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 冒险
• 冒着风险

Definition

为了某人或某事承担很大的个人风险，尤其是帮助他人或因为自己在乎的事情。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是一个非正式表达，多用在口语或朋友间聊天。类似用法有“冒险一试”。常用于指重大风险，而非小事。常带有勇敢、为别人挺身而出的意思。

Examples

He put his neck on the line to save his friend from trouble.

他**冒险**去救他的朋友脱离麻烦。

Don't put your neck on the line if you don't believe in it.

如果你不相信，就不要**冒险**。

She put her neck on the line to defend her ideas in the meeting.

她在会议上为自己的观点**冒了风险**。

I really put my neck on the line for this project, so I hope it works out.

我真的为这个项目**冒了很大风险**，希望能成功。

Why should I put my neck on the line if nobody else is willing to help?

如果没有人愿意帮忙，为什么要我去**冒险**？

Sometimes standing up for what’s right means you have to put your neck on the line.

有时候坚持正义就得**冒险**。