Precarious
[ prɪ'kɛrərɪəs ]
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adj. 危险的;不确定的;不安全的;可疑的;
💡 词根助记
pray, preca- 表”询问,恳求”#词根助记：必须祈祷的=危险的
📝 例句
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。
a precarious foot hold
危险的立足点
My position was thus at the same time unprecedently strong and precarious.
因而我的地位是空前地强大，又是空前地汲汲可危。
Our financial situation is still precarious.
我们的财政状况仍不稳定。
Early-modern governments were engaged in a precarious hand-to-mouth living.
早期近代的政府也是过着不安定的，收入仅敷支出的日子。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ pre-前缀“在…前”,car-汽车,ious-形缀:在汽车前站是危险的
※ precious-宝贵的,precarious-危险的:许多宝贵的东西,如金银财宝,人离开时把她放在车里是危险的,令人不安的
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
precarious
adj
1 depending on chance; uncertain 依靠机会的; 不确定的
She makes a rather precarious living as a novelist. 她当小说家, 过著不太稳定的生活.
2 unsteady; unsafe 不稳固的; 不安全的
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.
🔁 扩展释义
*[pri'kєәriәs]a. 不稳定的, 不安的, 危险的
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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I cried because I miss them all.
我哭因为我想念他们。
One sin opens the door for another.
一个罪恶常为另一个罪恶开门。
This person recognized the words for river and guitar, and so Haley thought that his ancestor must have come from Gambia.
这个人认出了表示“江”和“吉他”的这两个词，于是哈利就认为他的祖先准是来自冈比亚。