precarious

US [prɪˈkeriəs]
UK [prɪˈkeəriəs]
  • adj.不稳的；不确定的；不保险的；危险的
  • Web不稳定的；不安全的；不安定的

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precarious
adj.
1.
不稳的；不确定的；不保险的；危险的not safe or certain; dangerous
He earned a precarious living as an artist.
作为一个艺术家，他过的是朝不保夕的生活。
The museum is in a financially precarious position.
这家博物馆的财政状况不稳定。
2.
摇摇欲坠的；不稳固的likely to fall or cause sb to fall
That ladder looks very precarious.
那梯子看来摇摇晃晃的。
The path down to the beach is very precarious in wet weather.
通往海滨的小路在雨天非常湿滑危险。

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Definition:
AllAll,不稳的不稳的,不确定的不确定的,不保险的不保险的,危险的危险的,不稳定的不稳定的,不安全的不安全的,不安定的不安定的
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Finally , we've begun to understand, how precarious is the state of our once lucky planet.
最终，我们明白，我们曾经幸运的星球其状态时多么的脆弱。
zuì zhōng , wǒ men míng bái , wǒ men céng jīng xìng yùn de xīng qiú qí zhuàng tài shí duō me de cuì ruò 。
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2.
A warning voice told him that this campaign, even so far, was too dangerous for a man in his precarious position.
一个声音在告诫着他，这场战役对于他那样一个地位摇摇欲坠的人，即使是不再往下开展，也是极其危险的了。
yī gè shēng yīn zài gào jiè zhe tā , zhè chǎng zhàn yì duì yú tā nà yàng yī gè dì wèi yáo yáo yù zhuì de rén , jí shǐ shì bú zài wǎng xià kāi zhǎn , yě shì jí qí wēi xiǎn de le 。
3.
Alarm and grief at the crisis in his wife's precarious health were enough to distract Liang.
警报和伤心事在他的妻子不稳定的健康危机对转移两是充足的。
jǐng bào hé shāng xīn shì zài tā de qī zi bù wěn dìng de jiàn kāng wēi jī duì zhuǎn yí liǎng shì chōng zú de 。
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4.
More respectable colonists began to arrive, but growth continued to be precarious.
更多可敬的殖民来到这里，但增长仍岌岌可危。
gèng duō kě jìng de zhí mín lái dào zhè lǐ , dàn zēng zhǎng réng jí jí kě wēi 。
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5.
For a few weeks in this precarious, partly imaginary warmth, the gods permit you to have your cake and eat it.
在这种部份出于想象，飘忽不定的温暖之中，每年会有几个星期上帝让你兼得鱼与熊掌。
zài zhè zhǒng bù fèn chū yú xiǎng xiàng , piāo hū bú dìng de wēn nuǎn zhī zhōng , měi nián huì yǒu jǐ gè xīng qī shàng dì ràng nǐ jiān dé yú yǔ xióng zhǎng 。
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6.
As you will know by now the financial state of the world is precarious and collapsing, which will take their power base with it.
正如你们会知道的，到目前为止世界的金融局势是不稳定的和正在崩溃的，这将拿走它们的以它（金融）为基础的权力。
zhèng rú nǐ men huì zhī dào de , dào mù qián wéi zhǐ shì jiè de jīn róng jú shì shì bù wěn dìng de hé zhèng zài bēng kuì de , zhè jiāng ná zǒu tā men de yǐ tā ( jīn róng ) wéi jī chǔ de quán lì 。
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7.
Our situation was too precarious: two women trying to get academic jobs in the same place, one with only a temporary visa.
我们那时的状况还很不稳定：两个女人都在努力找份教职工作，一个人的签证还只是临时的。
wǒ men nà shí de zhuàng kuàng hái hěn bù wěn dìng : liǎng gè nǚ rén dōu zài nǔ lì zhǎo fèn jiào zhí gōng zuò , yī gè rén de qiān zhèng hái zhǐ shì lín shí de 。
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The design includes a grand green roof that, although it seems to slope at quite a precarious angle, is accessible for people to walk on.
设计主要包括一个巨大的绿色屋顶，尽管看上去屋顶倾斜的角度有些危险，但是仍然能让人行走在上面。
shè jì zhǔ yào bāo kuò yī gè jù dà de lǜ sè wū dǐng , jǐn guǎn kàn shàng qù wū dǐng qīng xié de jiǎo dù yǒu xiē wēi xiǎn , dàn shì réng rán néng ràng rén xíng zǒu zài shàng mian 。
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Even with an African American couple in the White House, the fate of the black family in America has never been so precarious.
尽管白宫入驻了一对非裔美国人夫妇，美国黑人家庭的命运从没像今天一样不靠谱。
jǐn guǎn bái gōng rù zhù le yí duì fēi yì měi guó rén fū fù , měi guó hēi rén jiā tíng de mìng yùn cóng méi xiàng jīn tiān yí yàng bù kào pǔ 。
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Ms Delgado said the rise in abortions among these women was partly due to precarious economic conditions.
在德尔加多女士看来，这些女性之所以越来越多的选择堕胎，其部分原因在于自身经济状况的不稳定性。
zài dé ěr jiā duō nǚ shì kàn lái , zhè xiē nǚ xìng zhī suǒ yǐ yuè lái yuè duō de xuǎn zé duò tāi , qí bù fen yuán yīn zài yú zì shēn jīng jì zhuàng kuàng de bù wěn dìng xìng 。
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