precarious

柯林斯词典

1. ADJ If your situation is precarious, you are not in complete control of events and might fail in what you are doing at any moment. (情况) 不稳定的
Our financial situation had become precarious. 我们的财政状况已经不稳定了。
2. precariouslyADV 不稳定地
We lived precariously. I suppose I wanted to squeeze as much pleasure from each day as I possibly could. 我们过着动荡不安的生活。我想我那时候是想从每一天中获取尽量多的快乐。
3. ADJ Something that is precarious is not securely held in place and seems likely to fall or collapse at any moment. 不稳固的
They looked really comical as they crawled up precarious ladders. 他们爬上摇摇晃晃的梯子时，看起来真滑稽。
4. precariouslyADV 不稳固地
One of my grocery bags was still precariously perched on the car bumper. 我的一只购物袋还很不牢靠地悬挂在汽车保险杠上。