该短语是介词短语,通常作状语,修饰谓语动词,说明动作的态度/方式。位置灵活:
可置于句首(强调语气);
可置于句末(自然陈述)。
基本结构:do sth. at all risks(不顾一切做某事)或 at all risks, sb. does sth.(无论如何,某人做某事)。
例1:
He decided to rescue the trapped hiker at all risks.
(他决定不顾一切风险营救被困的徒步者。)
例2:
At all risks, we must deliver the medical supplies to the disaster area tonight.(无论如何,我们今晚必须把医疗物资送到灾区。)
例3:
She wanted to get her brother out of the dangerous situation at all risks.
(她想不顾一切风险把弟弟从危险处境中救出来。)
at all costs:与 at all risks 含义接近,但侧重“代价”(时间、金钱、精力等),而非“风险”。
例:We must win this game at all costs.(我们必须不惜一切代价赢得这场比赛。)
at the risk of:表示“冒着…的风险”,后面需接具体的风险(名词/动名词)。
例:He spoke out at the risk of losing his job.(他冒着失业的风险说出了真相。)