\\\"dangerous waters\\\"
\\\"a parlous journey on stormy seas\\\"
\\\"a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat\\\"
\\\"the precarious life of an undersea diver\\\"
\\\"dangerous surgery followed by a touch-and-go recovery\\\"
not secure; beset with difficulties;
\\\"a shaky marriage\\\"
造句
用作形容詞(adj.)
She makes a rather precarious living as a novelist. 作為小說家，她過著不太穩定的生活。
Our financial situation is still precarious. 我們的財政狀況仍不穩定。
What a precarious situation we were in when the avalanche started! 雪崩發生的時候我們的處境多么危險啊！
He was unable to get down from his precarious position on the rocks. 他無法從巖石危險的位置上下來。
常用短語
Though the tenure is precarious, I cannot help liking the situation for you.
出自：Horace Walpole
She would lose her husband, the chief prop of her precarious happiness.