precipice

noun

1. a very steep cliff

1. 悬崖；峭壁
A precipice is a very steep cliff on a mountain.

precipice的解释

2. 险境；危局；绝境
If you say that someone is on the edge of a precipice, you mean that they are in a dangerous situation in which they are extremely close to disaster or failure.

e.g. I was beginning to admit to myself that our marriage was rolling toward the edge of a precipice...
我内心开始承认我们的婚姻正走向危险的边缘。
e.g. The King now stands on the brink of a political precipice.
国王现在处于政治上岌岌可危的境地。

1. 悬崖：悬雪 snow cornice | 悬崖 precipice | 悬崖冰川 cliff glacier

2. 断崖：preciously 昂贵地 | precipice 断崖 | precipitable 可沉淀的

3. 峭壁：precinct 区域,范围 | precipice 峭壁 | precipitation 降落,仓促

4. 崖：preciousvaluableness 贵重 | precipice 崖 | precipiceescarpmentrimrockscarp 悬崖