Precipice
[ 'pr?s?p?s ]
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n. 懸崖，峭壁;
?? 詞根助記
pre….前的，預先+cipice頭→在前面是盡頭→峭壁
?? 例句
be [stand] on the edge [brink] of a precipice
瀕臨危機
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巖單元都含油。
He nearly fell off the precipice.
他差一點從懸崖上掉下去。
The path verges on the edge of a precipice.
這條小徑瀕臨斷崖的邊緣。
She threw herself from the precipice.
她從巖上跳了下去。
?? 聯想助記
【記】pre-前綴“在…前”,ci-拼音“詞”,pi-拼音“皮”,ce-拼音“廁所”:在刻有名人題詞的懸崖前,啤酒小販搭了一個簡易廁所
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?? 牛津釋義
precipice
n
very steep or vertical face of a cliff, mountain or rock 懸崖; 峭壁
(fig 比喻) The country's economy was on the edge of the precipice, ie in danger of collapsing. 該國的經濟已處於崩潰的邊緣.
?? 擴展釋義
*['presipis]n. 懸崖, 絕壁, 險境
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Are all the terms here to your satisfaction?
這里所有的條款都令你滿意嗎？
Old wood is best to burn,old horse to ride.
老柴好燒，老馬好騎。
From the moment of his birth, the customs into which he is born shape his experience and behaviour.
從他呱呱墜地的時刻起，他所生于其中的風俗就開始塑造他的經歷和行為規范。