precarious

/pri-kair-ee-uhs/US // prɪˈkɛər i əs //UK // (prɪˈkɛərɪəs) //

岌岌可危,不稳定,不稳定的,不稳定因素

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective

1
- : dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; insecure: a precarious livelihood.
- : dependent on the will or pleasure of another; liable to be withdrawn or lost at the will of another: He held a precarious tenure under an arbitrary administration.
- : exposed to or involving danger; dangerous; perilous; risky: the precarious life of an underseas diver.
- : having insufficient, little, or no foundation: a precarious assumption.

adj.tricky, doubtful

Synonyms

While places like Buca di Beppo are hardly independent restaurants, presumably Fieri’s restaurant concept keeps some members of the service industry employed at a time when restaurant work is precarious.
The unique challenges some older people in the US face with digital access is making a precarious situation worse for them.
As gender non-conforming persons, our natal homes can often render our wellbeing precarious.
An absolutely global union would have no such motivation, making it far more precarious.
Indeed, after watching Bridgerton, I concluded in my review that “its most interesting ideas — like Simon’s precarious place in society as a duke of color or his mysterious time abroad — get almost no attention.”
But he has somehow leapt to a higher plateau during the last few years—all the more amazing given his precarious health.
Somebody else suggests that the evidence is precarious, coming as it does from victims who might not make confident witnesses.
It was a precarious life, tented on the fairgrounds with all earnings in cash.
The incident highlights the precarious state of Afghanistan as U.S. troops prepare to withdraw from the country.
Their harrowing escape to Erbil has ended in a precarious and hardscrabble existence.
When riding along a good road his position was enough, requiring all his best efforts to maintain his balance.

/pri-kair-ee-uhs/US // prɪˈkɛər i əs //UK // (prɪˈkɛərɪəs) //

岌岌可危,不稳定,不稳定的,不稳定因素

adj.形容词 adjective

1
- : dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; insecure: a precarious livelihood.
- : dependent on the will or pleasure of another; liable to be withdrawn or lost at the will of another: He held a precarious tenure under an arbitrary administration.
- : exposed to or involving danger; dangerous; perilous; risky: the precarious life of an underseas diver.
- : having insufficient, little, or no foundation: a precarious assumption.

adj.tricky, doubtful

Synonyms

While places like Buca di Beppo are hardly independent restaurants, presumably Fieri’s restaurant concept keeps some members of the service industry employed at a time when restaurant work is precarious.
The unique challenges some older people in the US face with digital access is making a precarious situation worse for them.
As gender non-conforming persons, our natal homes can often render our wellbeing precarious.
An absolutely global union would have no such motivation, making it far more precarious.
Indeed, after watching Bridgerton, I concluded in my review that “its most interesting ideas — like Simon’s precarious place in society as a duke of color or his mysterious time abroad — get almost no attention.”
But he has somehow leapt to a higher plateau during the last few years—all the more amazing given his precarious health.
Somebody else suggests that the evidence is precarious, coming as it does from victims who might not make confident witnesses.
It was a precarious life, tented on the fairgrounds with all earnings in cash.
The incident highlights the precarious state of Afghanistan as U.S. troops prepare to withdraw from the country.
Their harrowing escape to Erbil has ended in a precarious and hardscrabble existence.
When riding along a good road his position was enough, requiring all his best efforts to maintain his balance.