★ precipice（n）悬崖，峭壁
The country’s economy was on the edge of the precipice。
该国的经济已处于崩溃边缘。
Do not seat your love upon a precipice because it is high.
不要因为峭壁是高的，便让你的爱情悬在上面。
The rich world does not seem to be on the precipice of deflation.
发达国家看起来不像是正立足于通货紧缩的悬崖边。
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。
★ cliff（n）悬崖，峭壁（尤指在海边的）
We can see the cliff that beetles over the sea.
我们可见那个高悬于大海上方的峭壁。
I hauled upon his hand and made him off the cliff.
我奋力拉住他的一只手，把他从悬崖边上拉了回来。
He rapidly hent my clothes before I dropped off the cliff.
就在我从悬崖掉下去的一瞬间，他一下子抓住了我的衣服。