| 词汇 | precariously |
| 释义 | precariously adverb uk /prɪˈkeə.ri.əs.li/ us /prɪˈker.i.əs.li/ in a way that is likely to fall, be damaged, fail, etc.: 危险地；不牢靠地；不稳地 Her suitcase was precariously balanced on the tiny luggage rack above her head.她的手提箱放在头顶的小行李架上，摇摇晃晃的，很不安全。 He lived somewhat precariously from one day to the next, never knowing where his next meal was coming from.他日子过得很不稳定，吃了上顿难保下顿的。 Unsafe and insecure appealingly at stakeidiom be on the lineidiom day indefensible insecure insecurely insecurity instable security breach shaky sketchy someone's/something's days are numberedidiom threat threatened unbalanced unscreened unsecured unsound unsupervised Examples of precariouslyprecariously Consumption was part of the ordinary life, still represented, albeit often precariously, by the home front. How was a man to negotiate his relations with others precariously but ineluctably situated between the poles of autonomy and dependence? Now the man is perched precariously on the top of his chimney - the only bit of his house above the raging torrent. This common thread picture hangs together quite precariously, however, and will come undone once we think about it for a moment. Why should archaeology's understanding of itself be so precariously balanced, and how does archaeology's subject matter contribute? Balancing themselves with outstretched arms the villagers crossed the river walking precariously on the log that served as a bridge 14. A strong central government based on a dominant party with comfortable majorities has given way to coalition governments precariously dependent on the regional parties. The incoherent position left liberals precariously straddled across two sides that were increasingly polarizing. A lace napkin, edged with pearls, perches precariously on top of a black wig, while on his feet he wears a pair of fluffy pink slippers. Modern scientific disciplines constitute relatively precariously constructed networks dependent on communications (conceptually) linked to other communications, and on third parties observing this process. But he does so, unexpectedly, writing as a post-revolutionary conservative with an investment in maintaining the very institutions whose stability depends so precariously on this disavowal of agency. So too does the recognition that we are individually and collectively responsible for what we might call the preservation of a species so precariously poised between heaven and the abyss. One of the men, being a strong swimmer, easily got to the shore; the second clung precariously to the boat; and the third, unfortunately, sank. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 No community of such a size, and standing at so high a level of civilisation, has ever been economically so precariously poised. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Since the war our economy has been precariously and lurchingly poised on a tightrope. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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