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precipice    音标拼音: [pr'ɛsəpəs]
n. 断崖,绝壁,险境

断崖,绝壁,险境

precipice
n 1: a very steep cliff

Precipice \Prec"i*pice\, n. [F. pr['e]cipice, L. praecipitium,
fr. praeceps, -cipitis, headlong; prae before caput,
capitis, the head. See {Pre-}, and {Chief}.]
1. A sudden or headlong fall. [Obs.] --Fuller.
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2. A headlong steep; a very steep, perpendicular, or
overhanging place; an abrupt declivity; a cliff.
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Where wealth like fruit on precipices grew.
--Dryden.
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  • PRECIPICE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
    The meaning of PRECIPICE is a very steep or overhanging place How to use precipice in a sentence
  • PRECIPICE Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
    PRECIPICE definition: a cliff with a vertical, nearly vertical, or overhanging face See examples of precipice used in a sentence
  • PRECIPICE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
    PRECIPICE definition: 1 a very steep side of a cliff or a mountain: 2 a dangerous situation that could lead to harm or… Learn more
  • PRECIPICE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
    A precipice is a very steep cliff on a mountain If you say that someone is on the edge of a precipice, you mean that they are in a dangerous situation in which they are extremely close to disaster or failure The banks brought the economy to the edge of a precipice The King now stands on the brink of a political precipice
  • Precipice - definition of precipice by The Free Dictionary
    Define precipice precipice synonyms, precipice pronunciation, precipice translation, English dictionary definition of precipice n 1 An overhanging or extremely steep mass of rock, such as a crag or the face of a cliff 2 The brink of a dangerous or disastrous situation: on the
  • Precipice - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com
    Cartoon characters often end up on a precipice, the edge of a steep cliff, where their chubby toes curl and cling as they totter and eventually fall, making a hole in the ground below and getting up again Most real people avoid precipices
  • precipice noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . .
    Definition of precipice noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
  • Cliff - Wikipedia
    The White Cliffs of Dover The Trango Towers in Pakistan Their vertical faces are the world's tallest cliffs Trango Tower center; Trango Monk center left; Trango II far left; Great Trango right Europe's highest cliff, Troll Wall in Norway, a famous BASE jumping location for jumpers from around the world In geography and geology, a cliff or bluff or rock face is an area of rock which has a
  • precipice - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
    First attested in 1598, from Middle French precipice, from Latin praecipitium (“a steep place”), from praeceps (“steep”), from prae + caput (“head”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kap- (“head”)
  • Definition of precipice – Meaning Examples - Better Words
    Therefore, the noun "precipice" refers to a steep and potentially dangerous cliff or the edge of a high point, and it is often used to describe a situation or event that is on the verge of a critical or dangerous moment





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