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单词 precipice
释义
precipice
presɪpɪs ˈprɛsəpɪs
Word forms: plural precipices
1 N-COUNT 悬崖;峭壁 A precipice is a very steep cliff on a mountain. 悬崖;峭壁
2 N-COUNT 险境;危局;绝境 If you say that someone is on the edge of a precipice, you mean that they are in a dangerous situation in which they are extremely close to disaster or failure. 险境;危局;绝境
  • I was beginning to admit to myself that our marriage was rolling toward the edge of a precipice.

    我内心开始承认我们的婚姻正走向危险的边缘。

  • 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。

SYN cliff, crag, rock face, cliff face
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