prec·i·pice
noun/ˈpresəpɪs/
/ˈpresəpɪs/
- a very steep side of a high cliff, mountain or rock
enlarge image悬崖；峭壁 - (figurative) The country was now on the edge of a precipice (= very close to disaster).
这个国家现在情势岌岌可危。
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- foothill
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Extra ExamplesTopics Geographyc2- She paused on the edge of the precipice for a moment, then drew back.
她在悬崖边停了一会儿，然后退了回来。 - The car was almost forced off a precipice.
车子差点被冲下悬崖。 - teetering on the precipice of political anarchy
在政治无政府状态的悬崖上摇摇欲坠
Word Originlate 16th cent. (denoting a headlong fall): from French précipice or Latin praecipitium ‘abrupt descent’, from praeceps, praecip(it)- ‘steep, headlong’. - (figurative) The country was now on the edge of a precipice (= very close to disaster).