precarious

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基本釋義

adj.
危險的; 不確定的; 不安全的; 可疑的

詞性變化

實用例句

He earned a precarious living as an artist.

作為一個藝術(shù)家,他過的是朝不保夕的生活。

牛津詞典

The museum is in a financially precarious position.

這家博物館的財政狀況不穩(wěn)定。

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That ladder looks very precarious.

那梯子看來搖搖晃晃的。

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The path down to the beach is very precarious in wet weather.

通往海濱的小路雨天非常濕滑危險。

牛津詞典

The economy is precariously close to recession.

經(jīng)濟瀕于衰退的邊緣。

牛津詞典

He balanced the glass precariously on the arm of his chair.

他把杯子放在椅子的扶手上,隨時可能摔下。

牛津詞典

Our financial situation had become precarious.

我們的財務(wù)狀況已變得不穩(wěn)定了。

...the Government's precarious position.

政府的危險處境

They looked rather comical as they crawled up precarious ladders.

他們順著搖搖晃晃的梯子往上爬,看起來非?;?/p>

He took advantage of other's precarious position to steal. It's shameful.

他乘人之危進行偷盜,真是太可恥了.

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They eke out a precarious existence foraging in rubbish dumps.

他們靠在垃圾場撿垃圾維持著朝不保夕的生活.

《簡明英漢詞典》

But that sense of increasing physical security remains precarious, and psychological security is something else.

但是這種正在增強的物理安全仍是搖搖欲墜的, 而心理安全則是另一碼事.

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A soldier leads a very precarious life.

軍人過著非常危險的生活.

《簡明英漢詞典》

To abolish casualisation, temporary and precarious work.

撤銷散工、臨時工及不固定的工作.

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The financial situation for the automakers grows more precarious by the day.

按日計算的汽車制造商的財務(wù)狀態(tài)變得更加不確定.

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They were going to cross a precarious suspension bridge.

他們要渡過一些危險的吊橋.

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A precarious solution a difficult proBlem.

我拒絕考慮對我們問題的那樣一種解決方法.

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Low level of development and a precarious life.

發(fā)展水平低下,人民生活朝不保夕.

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The climber had only a precarious hold on the slippery rock.

爬山者不牢靠地抓住了光滑的巖石.

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On either side furniture was piled in high, precarious heaps.

兩邊的家具都堆高了, 很不穩(wěn)固.

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They are being pressed by several creditors and their position precarious . Caution is advisable.

他們正被幾個授權(quán)人逼迫,自己的立場也很危險.

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Even in much of young, vigorous developing Asia the boom seems too precarious for triumphalism.

即使在這個年輕 、 充滿活力的亞洲,人們也無法對這可能不太穩(wěn)定的繁榮局面喜出望外.

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Our financial situation is still precarious if we postpone the release of the new product.

如果我們推遲發(fā)布新產(chǎn)品的話,我們的財政狀況仍然岌岌可危.

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Did he gain his precarious bread petty trade, by menial toil, by violence, or by theft?

他究竟是在做小生意, 當(dāng)奴仆, 還是靠打家劫舍來獲得朝不保夕的口糧 呢 ?

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By now , Chrysler's problems were so serious that our precarious position was well known.

這個時候, 克萊斯勒公司的問題變得十分嚴重,我們的危險境況已經(jīng)是路人皆知.

辭典例句

The situation of some schools is quite precarious.

一些學(xué)校的情況非常危險.

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Approaches as history recording , cause analysis and prediction means could be applied tothe regional precarious disasters.

區(qū)域災(zāi)害識別可采用歷史記錄法 、 成因分析法、預(yù)測法等方法.

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Even when I was holding onto a towel rack , the situation felt precarious.

當(dāng)我即使只是拿著一個毛巾架的時候, 蹲著我還是覺得有些危險.

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英英釋義

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"

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