英 [ˈpresəpɪs] 美 [ˈpresəpɪs]
n. 悬崖；绝壁；险境
复数precipices
precipice /ˈprɛsɪpɪs/
可数名词 A precipice is a very steep cliff on a mountain. 悬崖; 峭壁
可数名词 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. 险境; 危局
The king now stands on the brink of a political precipice.
这位国王现在正站在政治悬崖的边缘。
a very steep cliff
悬崖
... precedent 在先的，先前的；先例，前例 precipice 悬崖 precipitate 加速，使突然陷入；匆忙的，鲁莽的 ...
... preciousa.宝贵的，珍贵的 precipice n.悬崖，峭壁 precipitate vt.猛然抛下；突然发生；加速 n.沉淀物 ...
... prerequisite 先决条件 precipice 悬崖；险境 precipitate 沉淀物；突如其来的，急促的；猛抛；促进，加速 ...
... precarious a. 不确定的,危险的 precipice n. 断崖,绝壁,险境 preclude v. 预先排除 ...
悬崖；绝壁；险境
The king now stands on the brink of a political precipice.
这位国王现在正站在政治悬崖的边缘。
Woods of light and tender trees all were sweeping into the east, sweeping over the horizon and a precipice.
轻盈柔嫩的树木都向东方蔓延，蔓延到过地平线和一个边缘。
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。
As fast as smartphone usage has grown, tablet usage is on the precipice of explosion.
We are on the precipice of the greatest retirement crisis in the history of the world.
Yesterday it looked as though Italy was about to topple over the debt precipice.
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