precariously
precariously
英[prɪ'keərɪəslɪ]美[prɪˈkɛrɪəslɪ]
adv.不安全地,危险地,碰机会地,不稳定地;
名词:precariousness;
形容词:precarious;
例句
houses clinging precariously to sheer cliffs附在峭壁上摇摇欲坠的房子
She leaned precariously out of the window.她把身子探出窗外,真危险。
He balanced precariously on the narrow window - ledge.他在狭窄的窗台上很难保持平衡.
The phone was perched precariously on the window ledge.电话放在窗台上,摇摇欲坠.
For one agonizing moment, the dish was perched precariously on the bank of the canal, but It'suddenly overbalanced and slid back into the water.在令人坐卧不安的一瞬间, 馅饼盘悬悬乎乎地停在运河岸边, 然而它突然失去了平衡,滑回水中.
The hotel was perched precariously on a steep hillside.旅馆危险地坐落在陡峭的山坡上.
The hunter-gatherer lifestyle today survives precariously in remote regions.今天狩猎采集的生活方式在偏远地区侥幸留存了下来。
Car horns toot as cyclists dart precariously through the traffic.骑车人危险地在车流中飞速穿行时,汽车喇叭的嘟嘟声响成一片。
Car horns toot as cyclists dart precariously through the traffic...骑车人危险地在车流中飞速穿行时,汽车喇叭的嘟嘟声响成一片。
...the vast slums that perch precariously on top of the hills around which the city was built.坐落在城市周围的山峰上、摇摇欲坠的贫民窟
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ADJ-GRADED
(*势)不确定的,不稳定的,危险的
If your situation is precarious, you are not in complete control of events and might fail in what you are doing at any moment.
例句
Our financial situation had become precarious.我们的财务状况已变得不稳定了。...the Government's precarious position.*府的危险处境ADJ-GRADED
不稳固的;不牢靠的
Something that is precarious is not securely held in place and seems likely to fall or collapse at any moment.
例句
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。英汉词典释义
adv.
不安全地,危险地
She leaned precariously out of the window.她把身子探出窗外,真危险。The hotel was perched precariously on a steep hillside.旅馆危险地坐落在陡峭的山坡上。碰机会地,不稳定地,靠不住地
houses clinging precariously to sheer cliffs附在峭壁上摇摇欲坠的房子The phone was perched precariously on the window ledge.电话放在窗台上,摇摇欲坠。英英词典释义
Adverb
1. in a precarious manner;
"being a precariously dominant minority is a difficult position for human nature to cope with"