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險(xiǎn)境；危局；絕境
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.
例句
I was beginning to admit to myself that our marriage was rolling toward the edge of a precipice...
我內(nèi)心開始承認(rèn)我們的婚姻正走向危險(xiǎn)的邊緣。
The King now stands on the brink of a political precipice.
國(guó)王現(xiàn)在處于政治上岌岌可危的境地。