dangerous situation — unsafe situation
collocationB1IELTS 5+neutralcommon
A time or place where someone could easily get hurt or be in danger.
Say it like a native
Textbook They found themselves in circumstances posing a significant risk to safety.
Native They were in a really dangerous situation.
'Dangerous situation' is the plain phrase; 'circumstances posing a significant risk to safety' is a risk-assessment form.
Pattern: a/the dangerous situation; be in/get into/find yourself in a dangerous situation
In use
- The firefighters acted quickly to help people escape from the dangerous situation.daily life
- If I saw someone in a dangerous situation, I would try to call for help immediately, because safety should always come first.IELTS speaking
Common mistake
✗ It was a very danger situation.
✓ It was a very dangerous situation.
Use the adjective 'dangerous', not the noun 'danger', before 'situation'.
Common collocations
dangerous situation + verb— a dangerous situation, potentially dangerous, get into, defuse
Don't confuse it
Not the same as 'difficult situation,' which means something is hard but not necessarily unsafe.