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

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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

• Control activities are difficult in view of the precarious water and sanitation situation, particularly in urban areas and Luanda Province.
  由于水和卫生的不稳定状况，特别在城市和罗安达省，控制活动难以开展。
• 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。
• I'm sure you have heard of his precarious infancy.
  我相信你们都曾听说过他多灾多难的幼年。
• 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。
• The situation is more precarious for producers in labour-intensive, low-profit margin industries.
  在劳动密集、且利润率较低的行业，生产商的境况会不太稳定。
• This leaves Groupon in a fairly precarious financial position.
  这让Groupon处于一种颇为危险的境地。
• Would not that be precarious for him?
  这对他难道不是太不保险吗？
• At present, his health is very precarious.
  在目前，他的健康情况是很使人担心的。
• All progress is precarious, and the solution of one problem brings us face to face with another problem.
  所有的进步都是不稳定的，一个问题解决了，却使得我们不得不面对又一个新问题。
• Our financial situation had become precarious.
  我们的财务状况已变得不稳定了。