precipice

英['presəpɪs] 美['presəpɪs]
  • n. 断崖;绝壁;险境
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    n. (名词)
    1. 绝壁
    2. 悬崖
    3. 断崖
    4. 危急的处境
    5. 灾难的边缘
    6. 峭壁
    7. 断崖边
    8. 危地
    9. 危机
    10. 深渊
    11. 险境

英英释义

Noun:
  1. a very steep cliff

1. The hut hung half over the edge of the precipice.
那间小屋有一半悬在峭壁边上.

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2. They were perilously close to the edge of the precipice.
他们离悬崖边很近,十分危险.

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3. A slight carelessness on this precipice could cost a man his life.
在这悬崖上稍一疏忽,就会使人丧生.

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4. Watching him climb up the precipice, everybody was breathless with anxiety.
看着他往悬崖上爬, 大家都捏一把汗.

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5. The climber fell down a precipice.
爬山者跌下了悬崖.

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    用作名词 (n.)
    1. The path verges on the edge of a precipice.
      这条小径濒临断崖的边缘。