Precipice
[ 'prɛsəpɪs ]
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n. 悬崖，峭壁;
💡 词根助记
pre….前的，预先+cipice头→在前面是尽头→峭壁
📝 例句
be [stand] on the edge [brink] of a precipice
濒临危机
Both the upper and lower sandstone units of the precipice are oil-bearing.
普雷西皮斯的上部和下部砂岩单元都含油。
He nearly fell off the precipice.
他差一点从悬崖上掉下去。
The path verges on the edge of a precipice.
这条小径濒临断崖的边缘。
She threw herself from the precipice.
她从岩上跳了下去。
🌱 联想助记
【记】pre-前缀“在…前”,ci-拼音“词”,pi-拼音“皮”,ce-拼音“厕所”:在刻有名人题词的悬崖前,啤酒小贩搭了一个简易厕所
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
precipice
n
very steep or vertical face of a cliff, mountain or rock 悬崖; 峭壁
(fig 比喻) The country's economy was on the edge of the precipice, ie in danger of collapsing. 该国的经济已处於崩溃的边缘.
🔁 扩展释义
*['presipis]n. 悬崖, 绝壁, 险境
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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It's getting late.
时间不早了。
How long will it take to have this radio fixed?
修理这收音机要多久？
At noon the spaces between the sensors will hide fluctuations that the computer will not know about, tiny deviations from the average.
正午时分，传感器之间的距离会掩盖计算机无法知道的波动、任何偏离平均值的变化。