precipice
['presipis]
n. 断崖, 绝壁, 险境
例句与用法:
Do not seat your love upon a precipice because it is high.
不要因为峭壁是高的,便让你的爱情坐在峭壁上。
In 1939 everyone felt Europe was on the edge of the precipice.
在1939年,当时人人都感到欧洲处于极度危险的境地。
详细释义:
n.
1. 断崖, 绝壁
He nearly fell off the precipice.
他差一点从悬崖上掉下去。
2. 危急的处境; 灾难的边缘
Britain was speeding towards an economic precipice.
英国正快速走向一场经济灾难。