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- 复数： precipices
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悬崖；峭壁 A precipice is a very steep cliff on a mountain.
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险境；危局；绝境 If you say that someone is on the edge of a precipice, you mean that they are in a dangerous situation in which they are extremely close to disaster or failure.
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I was beginning to admit to myself that our marriage was rolling toward the edge of a precipice...
我内心开始承认我们的婚姻正走向危险的边缘。
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The King now stands on the brink of a political precipice.
国王现在处于政治上岌岌可危的境地。
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1. a very steep cliff
- 1. 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。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. The climber fell down a precipice.
- 爬山者跌下了悬崖。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. The criminals should stop on the precipice, retract from the wrong path and not go any further.
- 犯罪分子应当迷途知返， 悬崖勒马，不要在错误的道路上继续走下去。
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 4. The hut hung half over the edge of the precipice.
- 那间小屋有一半悬在峭壁边上。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. The precipice darkles in front.
- 山崖的前面是阴暗的。
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 6. They were perilously close to the edge of the precipice.
- 他们离悬崖边很近，十分危险。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 7. 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。
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
