每日外刊词汇
precarious/prɪˈkɛərɪəs/
基本释义
If your situation is precarious, you are not in complete control of events and might fail in what you are doing at any moment.
adj.(情况) 不稳定的
Something that is precarious is not securely held in place and seems likely to fall or collapse at any moment.
adj.不稳固的
词组短语
very precarious 不绝如缕
precarious uncertain 不稳定的；不安全的；危险的
同近义词
adj.危险的；不确定的
dangerous、critical、risky、threatening
外刊例句
Those on precarious part-time contracts are particularly vulnerable to being fired while on maternity leave.
至于那些没有保障的兼职合约员工极有可能在休产假期间被解雇。
——《经济学人》
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