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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That's really the limit.
真叫人忍无可忍。
Genius often betrays itself into great errors.
天才常被天才误。
When he had killed the guard, the prisoner of war quickly dragged him into the bushes.
那个战俘杀死卫兵以后，迅速地把尸体拖进了灌木丛。