precarious
[pri'kɛəriəs]
adj.不稳定的, 不安全的
例句与用法:
The family lived a precarious existence.
这家人过着朝不保夕的生活。
What a precarious situation we were in when the avalanche started!
雪崩发生的时候我们的处境多么危险啊!
Our financial situation is still precarious if we postpone the release of the new product.
如果我们推迟发布新产品的话,我们的财政状况仍然岌岌可危。
He was unable to get down from his precarious position on the rocks.
他无法从岩石危险的位置上下来。
She makes a rather precarious living as a novelist.
作为小说家,她过着不太稳定的生活。
词形变化:
副词: precariously | 名词: precariousness |
a.
1. 不稳的; 危险的
Our financial situation is still precarious.
我们的财政状况仍不稳定。
2. 碰机会的, 说不定的
3. 根据不足的
4. 【古】任凭他人摆布的
precarious
形容词比较级:more precarious
形容词最高级:most precarious
词形变化:
副词: precariously | 名词: precariousness |
词义辨析:
同义:
a.不确定的; 危险的
dangerous
unsafe
uncertain
hazardous
critical
ticklish
touchy
delicate
unsure
unsound
shaky
同义参见:
sticky
slippery
risky
adventurous
doubtful
反义参见:
safe
precarious[pri'kεəriəs]adj.1.■不稳定的;靠不住的;不安定的2.■不安全的,危险的3.■(推测等)可疑的;根据不足的;前提有问题的;臆断的4.■碰机会的,说不定的5.■[原义]决定于他人的;顺人意思的6.■[古语]由他人摆布的,取决于他人意志的
precariousprecarious[priˈkɛəriəs]adj.1.■不确[稳, 安]定的, 不安全的2.■靠不住的, 有问题的, 根据不充足的3.■[古]由他人摆布的a precarious foothold不稳定的立足点a precarious life不安定的生活a precarious assumption [assertion]靠不住的假定[论断]
继承用法precariouslyadv.precariousnessn.
adjective
- not securely held or in position; dangerously likely to fall or collapse
不牢靠的,不稳的;易倒塌的
a precarious ladder.
一个不牢靠的梯子。 - dependent on chance; uncertain
碰机会的;不确定的
she made a precarious living by writing.
她靠写作过着饔飧不继的日子。
precariously
adverb
precariousness
noun
语源
- mid 17th cent.: from Latin precarius 'obtained by entreaty' (from prex, prec- 'prayer') + -ous
precarious
形容词 precarious:
affording no ease or reassurance
同义词:unstable
fraught with danger
同义词:parlous, perilous, touch-and-go
dangerously insecure
not secure; beset with difficulties
同义词:shaky
precarious
■But by the time he had reached here a couple of years ago his money had run out and he had gone to live in the temple where he made a precarious living by working as a scrivener. For this reason Shiyin saw a good deal of him.
"自前岁来此,又淹蹇住了,暂寄庙中安身,每日卖字作文为生,故士隐常与他交接."
■The Bo left no written records and the onlyremaining clues to this extraordinary tribe are their5) precarious hanging coffins.
僰族没有留下文字记载,这个不凡的部族仅余的线索就是这些岌岌可危的悬棺。
■The 4-wheel drive flies over the rims of the dunes at such precarious angles that for a moment you feel the jeep will topple over.
4轮驱动苍蝇在轮缘的沙丘在这种不稳定的角度,对于一个时刻你觉得吉普车将倒下。
■"You remembered, my lady?" he queried, with something like precarious delight in his voice.
“你想起来了,大人?”他问道,嗓音中愉快的语气闪烁不定。
■"Rapid urbanisation in developing countries means that slums are expanding on to precarious land.
“在发展中国家,城市化进程很快,这就意味着那些生活环境较差的城乡结合部还会被进一步推向本来需要得到合理保护的土地上。
■"This is a precarious time for Phoenix," said Project Manager Barry Goldstein, of JPL.
“对‘凤凰’号而言,这是一段不稳定的时期”喷气推进实验室的项目经理巴里戈尔茨坦如是说。
■This critical slowing down at the "edge" could help explain why a precarious embryonic vivisystem could keep evolving.
“边缘”处关键的减速能帮助我们解释为什么不稳定的胚胎活体系统能不断进化。
■A warning voice told him that this campaign, even so far, was too dangerous for a man in his precarious position.
一个声音在告诫着他,这场战役对于他那样一个地位摇摇欲坠的人,即使是不再往下开展,也是极其危险的了。
■The situation of some schools is quite precarious.
一些学校的情况非常危险。
■One resolution would be a precarious balance of additions and subtractions of large numbers, standing for the contending contributions of different particles.
一种解决办法是,先假设不同粒子具有的大数量贡献,这些贡献在加加减减之后刚好留下一个小质量。
■Events of the past week had also demonstrated how precarious was the base from which our diplomacy was operating.
上周的事态发展表明我们开展外交活动所依据的基础是何等不牢固。
■A precarious posture;precarious footing on the ladder.
不安全的姿势;在梯子上没站稳
■This is needless to say, a very precarious path for a professional to negotiate as he or she looks up to political master.
不用说,这对于专业人士而言是一条危险之物,因为他们在与政治层磋商时要看政治领导人的脸色?
■That was just as well: its current state is awfully precarious.
不过其实也差不了多少:美国的现状极其不安定。
■Professional ancient architectural style of this precarious careful mapping, and all of its components safekeeping. 2002 - City Park, the construction of the Park reconstruction.
专业人员对这座岌岌可危的清代古建筑进行细心测绘,并将其所有构件妥善保管。
■On either side furniture was piled in high, precarious heaps.
两边的家具都堆高了,很不稳固。
■TITLE of PAPER Made in China: precarious employment and female migrant workers in the age of globalization.
中国制造:全球化时代不稳定的就业与外来女工。
■The second is that China’s MFN status in some countries (such as the United States) were still in a precarious position, and likely to collapse at any time.
二是中国的最惠国地位,在一些国家(如美国)仍然是在一个岌岌可危的地位,并可能崩溃,在任何时候。
■It will be seen that my reason for thinking the earth is not round are rather precarious ones.
人们将看到,我认为地球不是圆的,其根据相当不牢靠。
■Illiteracy and inaccessibility to a good education complete the precarious social condition of the majority of the population in this country, and in particular of the economic minorities.
人民知识水平低落,加上缺乏良好教育设施,为国内大部份人口,尤其是经济环境差劣的一群,带来不稳定因素。
■The story of the human race is war. Except for brief and precarious interludes, there has never been peace in the world.
人类的历史就是战争,除了短暂而不安的间断之外,世界上未曾有过和平。
■Man's survival, from the time of Adam and Eve until the invention of agriculture, must have been precarious because of his inability to ensure his food supply.
人类的生存,从亚当、夏娃开始,直至农业的发明,一直处于不确定状态,因为人们无法保证自己的粮食供应。
■Many of the sources of today's growth are temporary and precarious.
今天经济增长的很多来源只是暂时且不稳固的。
■PRECEPT II. What can be done, with Care perform to Day, Dangers unthought-of will attend Delay; Your distant Prospects all precarious are, And Fortune is as fickle as she's fair.
今日事今日毕,工作要仔细,拖延耽搁会出现意外危机;遥远的未来捉摸不定,财富可爱,却不易抓紧。
■From the precarious role in the world arena to the present WTO membership, we have come a long way.
从世界舞台上的一个小角色到现在的世贸成员,我们经历了很多。
■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。
■Abe handpicked them out from among the ministers and head of offices of the previous administration in an attempt to save his precarious office and earn recognition within the party.
他从自民党中挑选了数名前任大臣和部门领导,希望通过此举挽救其危在旦夕的首相职位,获得党内的肯定。
■They eke out a precarious existence(= they have hardly enough money to live on).
他们勉强维持着朝不保夕的生活。
■Photos of their home's precarious situation were posted on the Internet, sparking outrage among Chinese across the country.
他们房子的照片被发到网上,引发了全国的愤怒。
■They lead the most precarious existence of all.
他们是人类生活中最不安定者。
■The landing site where they arrived is at the bottom of a sharp escarpment which is accessible only by small trucks going down a very precarious road.
他们登陆的地方正位于一个陡峭悬崖的底部,只有用小型卡车沿一条危险的小路向下行驶才可到达。”
■They were going to cross a precarious suspension bridge.
他们要渡过一些危险的吊桥。
■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。
■He took with him his Chief of Intelligence in the East, General Gehlen, who with maps and diagrams tried to explain to the Fuehrer the precarious German position on the eve of the expected renewal of the Russian offensive in the north.
他带着他的东线谍报处长盖伦将军,盖伦企图用图表向元首说明,在预料俄国即将于北方以动攻势的情况下,德国所面临的十分危急的处境。
■He is unable to get down from his precarious position on the rock.
他无法从岩石危险的位置上下来。
■He watched the game from his precarious perch on top of the wall.
他无视安全,高坐在墙头上观看比赛。
■His situation was too precarious to allow him even time to reflect on any thought but one.
他现在的处境太危险了,不容他有时间去想别的事。
■Scotland, his native country, stood at this time in a very precarious and doubtful situation.
他的家乡苏格兰,其时正处于动荡不安,前途不稳的局面。
■He was sensible that he existed only by the precarious indulgence of his name sake Duncan of Knockdunder.
他知道,他之所以能在这立足,仅仅是由于和他同名的人--诺克邓达的邓肯的姑息。
■Did he gain his precarious bread by some petty trade, by menial toil, by violence, or by theft?
他究竟是在做小生意,当奴仆,还是靠打家劫舍来获得朝不保夕的口粮呢?
■That in turn can lead to declining health, frequent hospitalizations and ultimately death, especially in older patients whose health may be more precarious to begin with, he said.
他说这当然会威胁到健康,频繁住院,最后导致死亡,对于那些身体状态不稳定的老年患者来说问题更甚。
■He holds his life on a precarious tenure.
他过着朝不保夕的生活。
■He earns a precarious living as a window washer.
他靠做擦窗工维持着朝不保夕的生活。
■Price could not rise forever, and financial structure was so precarious that even a slight recession would set off a panic.
价格不可能永远上涨,金融结构又如此不稳定,稍有衰退就会引起恐慌。
■Precarious sleeping, those Elizabethan nights were, when beds were kept from sagging with a rope strung around the mattress.
伊丽莎白女王那个时代,夜晚常常睡不安稳,当时为了不让床铺下塌,得用一根绳子绕着床垫绑妥。
■International relations expert Soli Ozel of Istanbul's Bilgi University said this has put Turkey in a precarious position.
伊斯坦布尔比尔基大学国际关系专家厄泽尔表示,这种情况将土耳其置于危险的境地。
■But Mr Ackroyd is especially good at conveying Poe's precarious state, ever on the brink of self-destruction.
但埃克罗伊德特别善于表现坡漂泊不定、总是处在自我毁灭边缘的状况。
■But it highlights the increasingly precarious financial position Hicks finds himself in.
但是日益严峻的财务状态只有希克斯心知肚明。
■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。
■She makes a rather precarious living as a novelist.
作为小说家,她过着不太稳定的生活。