Dreye权威释义 | precipice

n.

断崖，绝壁
He nearly fell off the precipice.
他差一点从悬崖上掉下去。
危急的处境；灾难的边缘
Britain was speeding towards an economic precipice.
英国正快速走向一场经济灾难。

同义:

n.断崖；绝壁；斜坡

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以上来源于：《英汉大辞典》

n.

a tall and very steep rock face or cliff.

C16 (denoting a headlong fall): from Fr. précipice or L. praecipitium ‘abrupt descent’, from praeceps, praecip(it)- ‘steep, headlong’.

以上来源于：《简明牛津英语词典》