"dangerous waters"
"a parlous journey on stormy seas"
"a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat"
"the precarious life of an undersea diver"
"dangerous surgery followed by a touch-and-go recovery"
not secure; beset with difficulties;
"a shaky marriage"
precarious的用法和样例:
例句
用作形容词 (adj.)
She makes a rather precarious living as a novelist. 作为小说家,她过着不太稳定的生活。
Our financial situation is still precarious. 我们的财政状况仍不稳定。
What a precarious situation we were in when the avalanche started! 雪崩发生的时候我们的处境多么危险啊!
He was unable to get down from his precarious position on the rocks. 他无法从岩石危险的位置上下来。