precarious

英 [prɪˈkeəriəs]

美 [prɪˈkeriəs]

adj.  不稳的; 不确定的; 不保险的; 危险的; 摇摇欲坠的; 不稳固的

TOEFLIELTSGRETEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.9563 / COCA.10101

牛津词典

adj.

• 不稳的；不确定的；不保险的；危险的
  not safe or certain; dangerous
  1. 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。
  2. The museum is in a financially precarious position.
     这家博物馆的财政状况不稳定。
• 摇摇欲坠的；不稳固的
  likely to fall or cause sb to fall
  1. That ladder looks very precarious.
     那梯子看来摇摇晃晃的。
  2. The path down to the beach is very precarious in wet weather.
     通往海滨的小路雨天非常湿滑危险。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED （局势）不确定的，不稳定的，危险的
  If your situation isprecarious, you are not in complete control of events and might fail in what you are doing at any moment.
  1. Our financial situation had become precarious.
     我们的财务状况已变得不稳定了。
  2. ...the Government's precarious position.
     政府的危险处境
• ADJ-GRADED 不稳固的；不牢靠的
  Something that isprecariousis not securely held in place and seems likely to fall or collapse at any moment.
  1. 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。

英英释义

adj

• affording no ease or reassurance
  1. a precarious truce
  Synonym:unstable
• fraught with danger
  1. dangerous waters
  2. a parlous journey on stormy seas
  3. a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat
  4. the precarious life of an undersea diver
  5. dangerous surgery followed by a touch-and-go recovery
  Synonym:parlousperiloustouch-and-go
• not secure
  1. a shaky marriage
  Synonym:shaky

双语例句

• The climber had only a precarious hold on the slippery rock.
  爬山者不牢靠地抓住了光滑的岩石。
• But there were signs that the rally was increasingly precarious and losing momentum.
  但有迹象表明，这次股票反弹越来越摇摇欲坠，正在失去动力。
• China is in precarious territory.
  中国正处在不稳定的状态中。
• Our financial situation had become precarious.
  我们的财务状况已变得不稳定了。
• Adaptation will be particularly important in Africa because many residents already live in precarious circumstances.
  适应气候变化对于非洲特别重要，因为许多居民已经生活在不稳定的环境里。
• Cao was a small state hemmed in between Jin and chu, and the safety of its ruler was as precarious as a pile of eggs.
  故曹小国也，而迫于晋、楚之间，其君之危犹累卵也。（《韩非子》）
• We are in a precarious situation.
  我们正处在非常危险的形势。
• So China is in a more precarious situation than many Westerners think.
  所以很多西方人认为中国处于一个不稳定的状况。
• He took advantage of other's precarious position to steal. it's shameful.
  他乘人之危进行偷盗，真是太可耻了。
• At present, his health is very precarious.
  在目前，他的健康情况是很使人担心的。