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Precarious Precariously Situation Fall Prɪˈkeəriəs Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词 Moment

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precarious

[prɪˈkeəriəs]

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不稳定的(85%),不安全的(15%)
adj.危险的;不确定的
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/prɪke͟əriəs/
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](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.
  • 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

precariously
  • The hunter-gatherer lifestyle today survives precariously in remote regions.

    今天狩猎采集的生活方式在偏远地区侥幸留存了下来。

precariousness
  • Wells was well aware of the precariousness of human life.

    韦尔斯深知人类生活的不稳定性。

2
[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]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.
  • 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。

precariously
  • One of my grocery bags was still precariously perched on the car bumper.

    我的一只食品杂货物袋还摇摇欲坠地搭在汽车保险杠上。


Oxford
pre·car·ious / prɪˈkeəriəs ; NAmE prɪˈkerəriəs / adjective 1 (of a situation 情势 ) not safe or certain; dangerous 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,他过的是朝不保夕的生活。 The museum is in a financially precarious position. 这家博物馆的财政状况不稳定。 2 likely to fall or cause sb to fall 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. 通往海滨的小路在雨天非常湿滑危险。 pre·car·ious·ly / prɪˈkeəriəsli ; NAmE prɪˈkerəriəsli / adverb The economy is precariously close to recession. 经济濒于衰退的边缘。 He balanced the glass precariously on the arm of his chair. 他把杯子放在椅子的扶手上,随时可能摔下。 pre·car·ious·ness / prɪˈkeəriəsnəs ; NAmE prɪˈkerəriəsnəs / noun [uncountable ] pre·car·ious / prɪˈkeəriəs ; NAmE prɪˈkerəriəs / pre·car·ious·ly / prɪˈkeəriəsli ; NAmE prɪˈkerəriəsli / pre·car·ious·ness / prɪˈkeəriəsnəs ; NAmE prɪˈkerəriəsnəs /
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precariouspre‧car‧i‧ous /prɪˈkeəriəs $ -ˈker-/ adjective
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1a precarious situation or state is one which may very easily or quickly become worse:  Her health remained precarious, despite the treatment. the company’s precarious financial position2likely to fall, or likely to cause someone to fall:  a precarious mountain trailprecariously adverb:  a cup of tea balanced precariously on her kneeprecariousness noun [uncountable]

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