preciosity n. 过分文雅；
precious a.珍贵的，宝贵的；
precipice n. 悬崖；
precipitant n. 沉淀剂；
precipitate v. 加速，促成；
precipitation n. 急躁，降雨(量)；
precipitous adj. 陡峭的，仓促的
扩展资料
Watching him climb up the precipice, everybody was breathless with anxiety.
看着他往悬崖上爬，大家都捏一把汗。
A precipice on the left and a deep gully on the right& a real danger spot.
左边是悬崖，右边是深沟，真是处绝地。
The country was now on the edge of a precipice.
这个国家现在情势岌岌可危。
The King now stands on the brink of a political precipice.
国王现在处于政治上岌岌可危的境地。
I was beginning to admit to myself that our marriage was rolling toward the edge of a precipice
我内心开始承认我们的.婚姻正走向危险的边缘。
