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precarious

[prɪˈkeəriəs] [prɪˈkeriəs]
  • 比较级:more precarious;
  • 最高级:most precarious;
  • 副词:precariously;
  • 名词:precariousness;
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    • ADJ-GRADED
      (局势)不确定的,不稳定的,危险的
      If your situation is precarious, you are not in complete control of events and might fail in what you are doing at any moment.
      例句
      Our financial situation had become precarious. 我们的财务状况已变得不稳定了。 ...the Government's precarious position. 政府的危险处境
    • ADJ-GRADED
      不稳固的;不牢靠的
      Something that is precarious is not securely held in place and seems likely to fall or collapse at any moment.
      例句
      They looked rather comical as they crawled up precarious ladders. 他们顺着摇摇晃晃的梯子往上爬,看起来非常滑稽。
    英汉词典释义
    • adj.
      (情势)不稳的; 不确定的; 不保险的; 危险的
      He earned a precarious living as an artist. 作为一个艺术家,他过得是朝不保夕的生活。 The museum is in a financially precarious position. 这家博物馆的财政状况不稳定。
      摇摇欲坠的; 不稳固的
      That ladder looks very precarious. 那梯子看来摇摇晃晃的。 The Path down to the beach is very precarious in wet weather. 通往海滨的小路雨天非常湿滑危险。
    英英词典释义
    • Adjective
      1. affording no ease or reassurance;
      "a precarious truce"
      2. fraught with danger;
      "dangerous waters""a parlous journey on stormy seas""a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat""the precarious life of an undersea diver""dangerous surgery followed by a touch-and-go recovery"
      3. dangerously insecure;
      "a precarious footing on the ladder"
      4. not secure; beset with difficulties;
      "a shaky marriage"