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单词 precipice
释义
precipice
noun[C]
uk
/ˈpres.ɪ.pɪs/us
/ˈpres.ə.pɪs/
a verysteepsideof acliffor amountain:
悬崖，峭壁
Thefilmopenswith ashotof aclimberdanglingfrom a precipice.电影开始时是一个登山者悬在峭壁上的镜头。
adangeroussituationthat couldleadtoharmorfailure:
险境，危局
Thislatesttaxincreasemaypushmanysmallcompaniesover thefinancialprecipice.最近的这次增税可能会使许多小公司的财务陷入险境。
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(Definition ofprecipicefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

precipice| American Dictionary

precipice
noun[C]
us
/ˈpres·ə·pɪs/
a verysteepsideof aclifformountain:
Westoodat theedgeof the precipice andlookeddown at thesea.
(Definition ofprecipicefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Avalanches eroded the surface of the mountain and formed steep precipices, especially on the west and north face.
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They reached a dangerous thin ridge of snow, little wider than a hand's breadth, with precipices on either side.
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The ajora waterfalls are a majestic scene of the wilderness, like damota precipices.
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One is represented by sarcophagi, placed vertically and located in caves that were excavated at the highest point of precipices.
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As such, the remnants of society have become airborne and reside on high precipices or beneath the howling slipstream.
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A wedge of clastic sediment then began to accumulate at the base of the two underwater precipices, starting the formation of opposing continental shelfs.
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The forest is interesting due to its large primeval forest and a geography is distinguished by steep ravines and precipices.
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Both made an impressive picture with their grim and grey precipices rising high above the plantations of chilghoza on their sides below.
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There are also many precipices and a number of caves, eeven nowadays unexplored.
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They went around, not through, hills and precipices, always returning to the general routing.
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On both rocky precipices of the gorge, one can find strange holes, whose shapes resemble goats' hooves, though several times larger.
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The most notable characteristics of this natural space are its biodiversity and range of watercourses, which have eroded deep valleys and vertiginous precipices.
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The location of the city was a military secret, and its deep precipices and steep mountains provided excellent natural defenses.
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The majority of exposed trap rock occurs along high mural precipices facing to the east.
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Her body was shattered upon jagged precipices on the bottom of a nearby cliff.
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