precarious
柯林斯詞典
1. ADJ If your situation is precarious, you are not in complete control of events and might fail in what you are doing at any moment. (情況) 不穩(wěn)定的
Our financial situation had become precarious. 我們的財政狀況已經(jīng)不穩(wěn)定了。
2. precariouslyADV 不穩(wěn)定地
We lived precariously. I suppose I wanted to squeeze as much pleasure from each day as I possibly could. 我們過著動蕩不安的生活。我想我那時候是想從每一天中獲取盡量多的快樂。
3. ADJ Something that is precarious is not securely held in place and seems likely to fall or collapse at any moment. 不穩(wěn)固的
They looked really comical as they crawled up precarious ladders. 他們爬上搖搖晃晃的梯子時，看起來真滑稽。
4. precariouslyADV 不穩(wěn)固地
One of my grocery bags was still precariously perched on the car bumper. 我的一只購物袋還很不牢靠地懸掛在汽車保險杠上。
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precarious /pr??k??r??s/
劍橋詞典
- in a dangerous state because of not being safe or not being held in place firmly
危險的；不牢靠的，不穩(wěn)的
The lorry was lodged in a very precarious way, with its front wheels hanging over the cliff . 卡車的位置很危險，前輪懸在峭壁上面。
A precarious situation is likely to get worse .
（情勢）不穩(wěn)定的，不確定的，危險的
Many borrowers now find themselves caught in a precarious financial position . 許多借款人現(xiàn)在發(fā)現(xiàn)自己陷入了不穩(wěn)定的財務(wù)狀況。 返回 precarious