precarious不穩(wěn)的,危險的
來自拉丁語precarius,乞求,懇求,乞憐而得,來自拉丁語precari,乞求,要求,懇求,來自PIE*prek,要求,懇求,詞源同deprecate,pray.引申詞義寄人籬下的,依附于人的,不穩(wěn)的,危險的等。
very precarious不絕如縷
precarious uncertain不穩(wěn)定的;不安全的;危險的
precarious a危險的;不確定的
a precarious life不安定的生活;不安定的
precarious state危險的狀態(tài)
Precarious Right to Defense不安抗辯權
dangerous or precarious不穩(wěn)定的
precarious work定的工作
Precarious Point virus南極危點病毒
1. They looked rather comical as they crawled up precarious ladders.
漢他們順著搖搖晃晃的梯子往上爬,看起來非常滑稽。
來自柯林斯例句
2. He earned a precarious living as an artist.
漢作為一個藝術家,他過的是朝不保夕的生活。
來自《權威詞典》
3. They eke out a precarious existence foraging in rubbish dumps.
漢他們靠在垃圾場撿垃圾維持著朝不保夕的生活.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. A soldier leads a very precarious life.
漢軍人過著非常危險的生活.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
5. Washington struck me as a precarious place from which to publish such a cerebral newspaper.
漢我的感覺是,在華盛頓出版這樣一份理性的報紙不是太靠譜。
來自柯林斯例句
1. affording no ease or reassurance;
"a precarious truce"
2. fraught with danger;
"dangerous waters"
"a parlous journey on stormy seas"
"a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat"
"the precarious life of an undersea diver"
"dangerous surgery followed by a touch-and-go recovery"
3. dangerously insecure;
"a precarious footing on the ladder"
4. not secure; beset with difficulties;
"a shaky marriage"