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Precarious Adj Graded Situation Moment 英[Prɪˈkeəriəs 美[Prɪˈkeriəs Adj.危险的;不确定的;不安全的;可疑的 局势)不确定的,不稳定的,危险的

单词 precarious
音标
英[prɪˈkeəriəs] 美[prɪˈkeriəs]
解释
adj.危险的;不确定的;不安全的;可疑的;
例句

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:Our financial situation had become precarious.我们的财务状况已变得不稳定了。
例:...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: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。
变形
noun:precariousness~est:most precarious~adv:precariously~er:more precarious~

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