例句

• a predisposition to like something. 喜欢某事的一种倾向
• Their actions follow a very predictable pattern. 他们的行为遵循一个十分容易预测的模式。
• a predictable disaster 可以预言的灾祸
• So you think we ought to wait here?—Precisely. 那么你认为我们应该在这儿等吗?——对。
• That answers precisely to our needs. 那正好适合我们的需要。
• The king was too precipitate in declaring war. 国王在宣战一事上过于轻率。
• Falling sales precipitated the failure of the company. 销售额下降促使该公司倒闭。
• The hut hung half over the edge of the precipice. 那间小屋有一半悬在峭壁边上。
• The climber fell down a precipice. 爬山者跌下了悬崖。
• The Path down to the beach is very precarious in wet weather. 通往海滨的小路雨天非常湿滑危险。
• That ladder looks very precarious. 那梯子看来摇摇晃晃的。
• The museum is in a financially precarious position. 这家博物馆的财政状况不稳定。
• He earned a precarious living as an artist. 作为一个艺术家，他过得是朝不保夕的生活。
• They’re pragmatic about the spending cuts. 他们在削减开支方面很务实。
• Our approach is essentially pragmatic. 我们的方法从本质上来说是务实的。
• He said something silly and the other boys pounced on it at once. 他说了句傻话，马上遭到了其他男孩的嘲笑。
• The potter carefully shaped the vase. 那个陶工精心地制作了这个花瓶。
• Having arrived unannounced for supper, we had to take potluck. 由于没有提前通知我们要来吃晚饭，我们只能吃些家常便饭。
• a health-giving potion 增进健康的饮剂
• an aphrodisiac potion 春药