precarious

adj.

1. 不稳的；不确定的；不保险的；危险的
   not safe or certain; dangerous
   1. He earned a precarious living as an artist.
      作为一个艺术家，他过的是朝不保夕的生活。
   2. The museum is in a financially precarious position.
      这家博物馆的财政状况不稳定。
2. 摇摇欲坠的；不稳固的
   likely to fall or cause sb to fall
   1. That ladder looks very precarious.
      那梯子看来摇摇晃晃的。
   2. The path down to the beach is very precarious in wet weather.
      通往海滨的小路雨天非常湿滑危险。

1. ADJ-GRADED （局势）不确定的，不稳定的，危险的
   If your situation is precarious, you are not in complete control of events and might fail in what you are doing at any moment.
   1. Our financial situation had become precarious.
      我们的财务状况已变得不稳定了。
   2. ...the Government's precarious position.
      政府的危险处境
2. ADJ-GRADED 不稳固的；不牢靠的
   Something that is precarious is not securely held in place and seems likely to fall or collapse at any moment.
   1. They looked rather comical as they crawled up precarious ladders.
      他们顺着摇摇晃晃的梯子往上爬，看起来非常滑稽。

1. Washington struck me as a precarious place from which to publish such a cerebral newspaper.
   我的感觉是，在华盛顿出版这样一份理性的报纸不是太靠谱。
2. The financial concessions granted to British Aerospace were, he said, of a precarious character
   他说，向英国宇航公司给予财政优惠未获证实。
3. This year's Budget looks set to be a precarious high-wire act for the Chancellor.
   编制今年的政府预算对财政大臣来说就好像是在走钢丝。
4. Our financial situation had become precarious.
   我们的财务状况已变得不稳定了。
5. They looked rather comical as they crawled up precarious ladders.
   他们顺着摇摇晃晃的梯子往上爬，看起来非常滑稽。
6. Cao was a small state hemmed in between Jin and chu, and the safety of its ruler was as precarious as a pile of eggs.
   故曹小国也，而迫于晋、楚之间，其君之危犹累卵也。（《韩非子》）
7. This leaves Groupon in a fairly precarious financial position.
   这让Groupon处于一种颇为危险的境地。
8. We are in a precarious situation.
   我们正处在非常危险的形势。
9. But there were signs that the rally was increasingly precarious and losing momentum.
   但有迹象表明，这次股票反弹越来越摇摇欲坠，正在失去动力。
10. The climber had only a precarious hold on the slippery rock.
    爬山者不牢靠地抓住了光滑的岩石。
11. I'm sure you have heard of his precarious infancy.
    我相信你们都曾听说过他多灾多难的幼年。
12. Control activities are difficult in view of the precarious water and sanitation situation, particularly in urban areas and Luanda Province.
    由于水和卫生的不稳定状况，特别在城市和罗安达省，控制活动难以开展。
13. A difficult or precarious situation; a predicament.
    困境，窘境很困难的或发窘的局面；
14. But, sadly, it is also increasingly precarious.
    但是，令人悲哀的是，生命同样愈加不稳定。
15. He earned a precarious living as an artist.
    作为一个艺术家，他过得是朝不保夕的生活。
16. At present, his health is very precarious.
    在目前，他的健康情况是很使人担心的。
17. His situation was too precarious to allow him even time to reflect on any thought but one.
    他现在的处境太危险了，不容他有时间去想别的事。
18. Would not that be precarious for him?
    这对他难道不是太不保险吗？
19. China is in precarious territory.
    中国正处在不稳定的状态中。
20. A precarious footing on the ladder.
    梯子上不稳定的立足点。
21. He took advantage of other's precarious position to steal. it's shameful.
    他乘人之危进行偷盗，真是太可耻了。
22. They lead the most precarious existence of all.
    他们是人类生活中最不安定者。
23. The system continues to look more precarious.
    系统继续不稳固的运行。
24. The situation is more precarious for producers in labour-intensive, low-profit margin industries.
    在劳动密集、且利润率较低的行业，生产商的境况会不太稳定。
25. Adaptation will be particularly important in Africa because many residents already live in precarious circumstances.
    适应气候变化对于非洲特别重要，因为许多居民已经生活在不稳定的环境里。
26. My financial position is rather precarious at the moment.
    那时我的经济状况相当不稳定。
27. All progress is precarious, and the solution of one problem brings us face to face with another problem.
    所有的进步都是不稳定的，一个问题解决了，却使得我们不得不面对又一个新问题。
28. We are releasing this Pituitary Dimensional Attunement at a propitious and precarious time in the ascent of human consciousness.
    我们公布这个脑垂体次元调音是在人类意识的上升处于一个有利的和不确定的时刻。
29. Settlers have streamed in to carve out a precarious life.
    移民来到这儿开拓了一种不稳定的生活。
30. So China is in a more precarious situation than many Westerners think.
    所以很多西方人认为中国处于一个不稳定的状况。

adj

1. affording no ease or reassurance
   1. a precarious truce

   Synonym:    unstable

2. fraught with danger
   1. dangerous waters
   2. a parlous journey on stormy seas
   3. a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat
   4. the precarious life of an undersea diver
   5. dangerous surgery followed by a touch-and-go recovery

   Synonym:    parlousperiloustouch-and-go

3. not secure
   1. a shaky marriage

   Synonym:    shaky