The mountain fell away in a sheer precipice.山的一面是陡峭的悬崖。

a house perched high on a stony precipice高高坐落在石崖峭壁上的房子

The species had reached the precipice of extinction in the wild.这些物种在野外已濒临灭绝。

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。

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。