Watching him climb up the precipice, everybody was breathless with anxiety.
看着他往悬崖上爬，大家都捏一把汗。
A precipice on the left and a deep gully on the right& a real danger spot.
左边是悬崖，右边是深沟，真是处绝地。
The country was now on the edge of a precipice.
这个国家现在情势岌岌可危。
The King now stands on the brink of a political precipice.
国王现在处于政治上岌岌可危的境地。
I was beginning to admit to myself that our marriage was rolling toward the edge of a precipice
我内心开始承认我们的婚姻正走向危险的边缘。