precarious

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英 [prɪˈkeəriəs]

美 [prɪˈkeriəs]

precarious基本释义

adj.不稳定的；不安全的

precarious用法及例句

adj.(形容词)

不安全的;不稳定的 unsafe;unsteady

adj

1. affording no ease or reassurance

e.g. a precarious truce

Synonym: unstable

2. fraught with danger

e.g. dangerous watersa parlous journey on stormy seasa perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boatthe precarious life of an undersea diverdangerous surgery followed by a touch-and-go recovery

Synonym: parlousperiloustouch-and-go

3. not securebeset with difficulties

e.g. a shaky marriage

Synonym: shaky

1. （*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.

precarious

e.g. Our financial situation had become precarious.我们的财务状况已变得不稳定了。e.g. ...the Government's precarious position.*府的危险处境

precariouslyThe 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。precariousnessWells was well aware of the precariousness of human life.韦尔斯深知人类生活的不稳定性。

2. 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.

e.g. 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。

precariouslyOne 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。

1. 不穩定：根据一项所谓的皮崔奎恩报告的数据,二百至三百万家庭难以支付住房款,这些家庭生活在不稳定(precarious)、不舒适(uncomfortable)的状况中. 过去几十年,为解决.(address)住房问题而制定的*策(policy)已经发生了变化,

2. precarious

2. 不稳定的：preattentive process 前注意过程 | precarious 不稳定的 | precausal thinking 前因果思维

3. 不稳定/危险：precipitous 陡峭的 | precarious 不稳定/危险 | prevaricate 支吾其词

4. precarious的反义词

4. 危险的：preacher 传道者 | precarious 危险的 | precaution 预防

常用例句

用作形容词(adj.)

A soldier leads a very precarious life.*人过着非常危险的生活。

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

近义词

临近词

adventurous爱冒险的

touch-and-go危险的

critical批评的

parlous危险的

slippery滑的

ticklish难对付的

shaky不稳固的

uncertain不确定的

touchy易怒的

delicate微妙的

risky危险的

wobbly摆动的

hazardous危险的

unsound腐烂变质的

unwarranted无根据的

perilous危险的

unsafe不安全的

unsure不肯定的

unwarrantable不能保证的

sticky粘的

indefensible不能防守的

unjustified不合理的

dangerous危险的

unsteady不稳定的

unstable不稳定的

unjustifiable不合道理的

insecure不安全的

doubtful可疑的

precariousness

precarious footing on the ladder.

preacher

precarious right

precarious population

precaution

precarious labour

precariously

precarious position

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precarious salary

precarious existence

相关列句

Even in the most tolerant eastern European societies, the situation is still precarious.(即使在包容度*高的某些东欧社会，情形也很不稳定。)

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。)

They live in precarious balance and one of the toughest environments on earth.(他们生活在不稳定的平衡中，并且这是地球上*艰苦的环境之一。)

But precarious mental health is not the only risk for long-term addiction.(但精神异常并非长期上瘾的唯一风险。)

Washington struck me as a precarious place from which to publish such a cerebral newspaper.(我觉得要在华盛顿这个地方出版一份这么理性的报纸前途未卜。)

They looked really comical as they crawled up precarious ladders.(他们爬上摇摇晃晃的梯子时，看起来真滑稽。)

But even then, she cautions that you're walking a precarious line.(即使如此，她也顾虑你走在一条岌岌可危的路上。)

To the southeast, Burma's geographical predicament is equally precarious.(再向东南就是缅甸，它的地理状态也同样存在着危险。)

The position of oil importers is more precarious.(石油进口国的处境则更加危险。)

It is a precarious balance.(这并不是一个安全稳定的平衡。)