precipice 详细解释

precipice

['presipis]

n. 断崖, 绝壁, 险境

n.

1. 断崖, 绝壁

He nearly fell off the precipice.

他差一点从悬崖上掉下去。

2. 危急的处境; 灾难的边缘

Britain was speeding towards an economic precipice.

英国正快速走向一场经济灾难。

词形变化

名词复数：precipices

词义辨析

同义:

n.断崖; 绝壁; 斜坡

bluff  cliff  slope  palisade  

同义参见:

bluff  

英英释义

名词 precipice:

a very steep cliff

补充

precipiceprecipice英:[ˈpresipis] 美:[ˈprɛsəpɪs]n.1.悬崖, 峭壁

例句

1. The mountain fell away in a sheer precipice.山的一面是陡峭的悬崖。 2. a house perched high on a stony precipice高高坐落在石崖峭壁上的房子 3. The species had reached the precipice of extinction in the wild.这些物种在野外已濒临灭绝。 4. Our marriage was rolling toward the edge of a precipice.我们的婚姻那时正走向危险的边缘。 5. The King now stands on the brink of a political precipice.国王现在处于政治上岌岌可危的境地。 6. we swerved toward the edge of the precipice.我们猛地拐向悬崖边。 7. He stood on the edge of the precipice.他站在了悬崖边上。 8. He is on the precipice of a midlife crisis.他现在正步入中年危机阶段。 9. The company is now on the edge of a precipice. [=the company is close to a very bad or dangerous situation]公司现在的处境十分危险。

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