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prec·i·pice 英ˈpresəpɪs美ˈprɛsəpɪsAHDprĕsʹə-pĭs
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n.断崖²⁹;绝壁⁴²;险境²⁹
地型自然
Noun:
a very steep cliff前缀pre-表“前”，词根cip-表“头”；它本来指的是头下脚上的倒栽动作，这时相对于坠落的方向，头是在前面的。我一开始以为是说断崖的形状，像向前伸出的头一样呢，私心想着，那样就和同根词cape海角的逻辑类似了，海角就像头一样延伸进海中。GRE红宝书pre前面, cip落下, ice－前面突然落下－悬崖
pre- + cip capital 头 + ice冰，头在前面从冰山冲出去→跳崖
pre前面+cip落下 +ice→前面突然落下→悬崖GRE难词记忆precipice → pre向 前+cip=cap=head头+ice→头朝前往下看→悬崖词根记忆pre前面+ cip落下+ ice → 前面突然落下 ⇒悬崖词根记忆pre前面+cip头+ice…前面就是尽头…悬崖近义词 crag峭壁face表面cliff悬崖slope倾斜abyss深渊height高度palisade篱笆bluff虚张声势rock face岩壁
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用作名词The path verges on the edge of aprecipice.这条小径濒临断崖的边缘。noun.face or brink of a rock, mountain
同义词 bluff,cliff,cragheight,steepsheer drop
cliffnoun overhang on hill or mountain
bluff,crag,escarpment,face,rock face,rocky height,scar,scarp,steep rock,wall
crevassesnoun crack, gap
abyss,chasm,chink,cleft,crack,cranny,cut,division,fissure,fracture,hole,interstice,opening,precipice,rent,rift,slit,split
crevicenoun crack
abyss,chasm,chink,cleft,crack,cranny,crevasse,cut,division,fissure,fracture,gap,hole,interstice,opening,precipice,rent,rift,slit,split
crevice/crevassenoun crack, gap
abyss,chasm,chink,cleft,crack,cranny,cut,division,fissure,fracture,hole,interstice,opening,precipice,rent,rift,slit,split
crevicesnoun crack
abysses,chasms,chinks,clefts,cracks,crannies,cuts,divisions,fissures,fractures,holes,interstices,openings,precipices,rents,rifts,slits,splits
dangernoun hazard, troublesome situation
clouds,crisis,double trouble,dynamite,emergency,endangerment,exigency,exposure,hot potato,insecurity,instability,jeopardy,menace,peril,pitfall,possibility,precariousness,precipice,probability,risk,risky business,slipperiness,storm,thin ice,threat,uncertainty,venture,vulnerability |