precarious
英 [prɪ'keərɪəs]
美 [prɪ'kɛrərɪəs]
助记提示
1. prex (genitive precis) "entreaty, prayer" (see pray) => precarious.
2. Notion of "dependent on the will of another" led to extended sense "risky, dangerous, uncertain".
双语例句
- 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. 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。
来自《权威词典》
- 3. They eke out a precarious existence foraging in rubbish dumps.
- 他们靠在垃圾场捡垃圾维持着朝不保夕的生活.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. A soldier leads a very precarious life.
- 军人过着非常危险的生活.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. Washington struck me as a precarious place from which to publish such a cerebral newspaper.
- 我的感觉是，在华盛顿出版这样一份理性的报纸不是太靠谱。
来自柯林斯例句
