precarious

[US]/prɪˈkeəriəs/
[UK]/prɪˈkeriəs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. 依靠机会的; 不确定不安全的; 不稳固的

Phrases & Collocations

precarious situation

危险的局势

precarious position

不稳定的位置

precarious balance

危险的平衡

precarious financial situation

不稳定的财政状况

precarious living conditions

艰难的生活条件

Example Sentences

a precarious posture; precarious footing on the ladder.

不安全的姿势;在梯子上没站稳

the country's increasingly precarious economic position.

该国越来越不稳定的经济地位。

a precarious solution to a difficult problem.

尚未证实可行的解决方法

she made a precarious living by writing.

她靠写作过着饔飧不继的日子。

He earns a precarious living as a window washer.

他靠做擦窗工维持着朝不保夕的生活。

A soldier leads a very precarious life.

军人过着非常危险的生活。

They eke out a precarious existence foraging in rubbish dumps.

他们靠在垃圾场捡垃圾维持着朝不保夕的生活。

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