危亡的英文：
at stake
in peril

stake是什么意思：
n. 桩；棍子；火刑柱；股份；赌注；奖金
v. 打赌；系...于桩上；用桩区分

The boy tethered the goat to a stake.
男孩把山羊拴在木桩上。

He put his watch as the stake.
他把他的手表当做赌注。

We first drove the stakes into the ground.
我们首先把桩打入地里。

He drove the stake into the ground with a hammer.
他用锤子把桩钉进地里。

They were denounced as heretic and burned at the stake.
他们被公开谴责为异教徒并被处以火刑。

peril是什么意思：
n. 危险；冒险
v. 危及

Preparedness averts peril.
有备无患。

Resist at your peril!
若有抵抗，咎由自取！

Let me face the peril!
让我来面对危险！

To be puffed by ignorance was not only humiliating, but perilous.
无知者的吹捧不仅使人感到可耻，也是危险的。

This, my Lords, is a perilous and tremendous moment.
各位议员，这是个危机四伏的非常时期。