precipice

noun

/ˈpresəpɪs/

词汇	precipice
释义	precipice noun /ˈpresəpɪs/ /ˈpresəpɪs/ enlarge image a very steep side of a high cliff, mountain or rock悬崖；峭壁 (figurative) The country was now on the edge of a precipice (= very close to disaster).这个国家现在情势岌岌可危。 see also precipitous Wordfinder altitude foothill mountain peak precipice ridge slope summit valley volcano She paused on the edge of the precipice for a moment, then drew back.她在悬崖边停了一会儿，然后后退。 The car was almost forced off a precipice.那辆车差点被推下悬崖。 teetering on the precipice of political anarchy徘徊在政治无政府状态的边缘 Topics Geographyc2 词源late 16th cent. (denoting a headlong fall): from French précipice or Latin praecipitium ‘abrupt descent’, from praeceps, praecip(it)- ‘steep, headlong’.
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