precarious

界面语言: zh

🇺🇸 /priːˈkɛriːəs/

📖 释义

  1. adjective
    不稳固的; 不确定的; 危险的; 仰人鼻息的

🔗 详情

词形变化

比较级: more precarious 最高级: most precarious

常用搭配

precarious situationprecarious positionprecarious balanceprecarious existenceprecarious stateprecarious foothold

派生词

precariouslyprecariousnessprecarity

同义词

unstableinsecureuncertainriskyhazardousshakydangerous

反义词

stablesecuresafecertain

易混淆词

precious
EN: 'Precious' means of great value or beloved; 'precarious' means dangerously unstable or uncertain.
zh: ‘Precious’意为非常有价值或深受喜爱的；‘precarious’意为危险地不稳定或不确定的。
precipitous
EN: 'Precipitous' specifically refers to a steep drop or sudden change; 'precarious' refers to general instability or danger.
zh: ‘Precipitous’特指陡峭的下降或突然的变化；‘precarious’指一般的不稳定或危险。

拼写提示

EN: Remember 'precarious' contains '-car-' (not '-cer-' or '-cur-'); don't confuse it with 'precious', which lacks the 'a' and has a different meaning entirely.
zh: 记住‘precarious’包含‘-car-’（不是‘-cer-’或‘-cur-’）；不要把它和‘precious’混淆，后者缺少字母‘a’且含义完全不同。

💬 例句

  1. The ladder was in a precarious position, leaning against the wall at a steep angle.

    梯子位置不稳，以陡峭的角度斜靠在墙上。

  2. After the company lost its biggest client, its financial situation became extremely precarious.

    公司失去最大客户后，其财务状况变得极其不稳定。

  3. The climbers found themselves in a precarious situation when the storm hit at high altitude.

    风暴在高海拔地区袭来时，登山者发现自己处于险境。

  4. The tenant held the land on a precarious tenure, subject to the landlord's whim.

    佃农 precariously held the land, subject to the landlord's whim.