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Precarious Prɪ'Kerəriəs Adj.危险的;不稳固的 Soldiers Battlefield Lead Life 战场上的士兵过着危险的生活

Front precarious
Pron [prɪ'kerəriəs]
Back 【precarious】
adj.危险的;不稳固的
Soldiers on the battlefield lead a precarious life.
战场上的士兵过着危险的生活。
Vocab
precariousnot secure; beset with difficulties

Grab for the adjective precarious when something is unstable, dangerous or difficult and likely to get worse. Are you totally broke and the people you owe money to keep calling? You're in a precarious financial situation!

The Latin root of precarious means "obtained by asking or praying." This fits well as precarious always signals that help is needed desperately. If your life is precarious or you are in a precarious situation, things could become difficult, maybe even dangerous, for you. If your footing or hold on something is precarious, it is unstable or not firmly placed, so that you are likely to slip or lose your grip.

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