:despite the possibility of (doing something that could be considered improper, wrong, etc.)尽管有…的危险
At the risk of being/sounding rude, I have to ask you how old you are. [=I have to ask how old you are even though you may consider me rude for asking]这样也许有些冒犯,但我还得问一下你的年龄。
At the risk of sounding repetitive, I want to say again that our basic problem is a lack of effective leadership.尽管可能听起来很啰唆,但我还想再次指出,我们的根本问题是缺乏有效领导。