音标:[pri'kєәriәs] ; 柯林斯词典等级:1 级;
a. 不稳定的, 不安的, 危险的
s. affording no ease or reassurance
s. not secure; beset with difficulties

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precarious的用法和样例:

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. She makes a rather precarious living as a novelist.作为小说家,她过着不太稳定的生活。
  2. Our financial situation is still precarious.我们的财政状况仍不稳定。
  3. What a precarious situation we were in when the avalanche started!雪崩发生的时候我们的处境多么危险啊!
  4. He was unable to get down from his precarious position on the rocks.他无法从岩石危险的位置上下来。

常见句型

用作形容词(adj.)
用作定语~+ n.
  1. A soldier leads a very precarious life.军人过着非常危险的生活。

经典引文

  • Though the tenure is precarious, I cannot help liking the situation for you.

    出自:Horace Walpole
  • She would lose her husband, the chief prop of her precarious happiness.

    出自:Anne Stevenson
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Adelphocoris
alit
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bypass purification system
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cataract expression hook
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whytche
yoldia lepidula