precipice
n. 悬崖,峭壁
A precipice is a very steep cliff on a mountain.
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.
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。
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. a very steep cliff
Britain was speeding towards an economic precipice.
英国正快速走向一场经济灾难.
The country's economy was on the edge of the precipice.
该国的经济已处于崩溃的边缘.
She threw herself from the precipice.
她从岩上跳了下去.
The precipice darkles in front.
山崖的前面是阴暗的.
They have seen many sheer precipice and overhanging rocks in the Huangshan Mountains.
他们在黄山看见了许多悬崖峭壁.