
英:/'ˈpresəpɪs/ 美:/'ˈpresəpɪs/
懸崖
複數:precipices
GRE,SAT
n. 懸崖;絕壁;險境
This precious medicine generally grows on the high precipice.
這種珍貴的藥材一般生長在高聳的峭壁上。
I stood on the edge of the precipice and felt dizzy.
我站在懸崖邊緣,感到一陣暈眩。
The kidnappers held the hostage in a small hut on the precipice.
綁匪将人質關押在懸崖上的一間小茅屋裡。
Standing on the edge of a precipice is very dangerous.
站在懸崖的邊上真的很危險
Although the sol***rs knew they were on the precipice of defeat, they still fought valiantly.
盡管士兵們知道他們已經處于失敗的邊緣,但他們仍然奮勇作戰。
The king now stands on the brink of a political precipice.
這位國王現在正站在政治懸崖的邊緣。
Watching him climb up the precipice, everybody was breathless with anxiety.
看着他往懸崖上爬, 大家都捏一把汗。
We are standing at a precipice.
我們正站在懸崖邊。
We may be standing at a precipice.
我們也許正位于懸崖邊上。
I looked over the precipice.
我從懸崖的邊緣向下看。
n.|escarpment/krantz;懸崖;絕壁;險境
precipice 的詳細解釋如下:
precipice 是一個名詞,字面意義指陡峭的懸崖或絕壁,通常形容自然地形中近乎垂直的岩石結構(如、4、6)。例如:
The car stopped before the precipice. (汽車在懸崖前停了下來。)
該詞也常用于描述危險的處境或災難的邊緣,強調迫在眉睫的危機(如、4、8)。例如:
The economy is on the precipice of a recession. (經濟正處于衰退的邊緣。)
The hut hung half over the edge of the precipice. (小屋有一半懸在峭壁邊緣。)
The country was now on the edge of a precipice. (國家正處于災難邊緣。)
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詞性: 名詞
發音: /ˈprɛsəpɪs/
近義詞: cliff, crag, escarpment, bluff
反義詞: plain, plateau
懸崖峭壁:陡峭的山崖或懸崖絕壁。例句:
危險的境地:比喻處境險惡,前途未蔔。例句:
precipitous (形容詞):陡峭的,急躁的,魯莽的。例句:
precipitously (副詞):陡峭地,魯莽地。例句:
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