precipitous

英[prɪ'sɪpɪtəs] 美[prɪ'sɪpɪtəs]
  • adj. 险峻的；突然的；急躁的
precipitously precipitousness
TEM8 TOEFL

详细释义

Adjective:
  1. done with very great haste and without due deliberation;

    "hasty marriage seldom proveth well"
    "hasty makeshifts take the place of planning"
    "rejected what was regarded as an overhasty plan for reconversion"
    "wondered whether they had been rather precipitate in deposing the king"

  2. extremely steep;

    "an abrupt canyon"
    "the precipitous rapids of the upper river"
    "the precipitous hills of Chinese paintings"
    "a sharp drop"

双语例句

1. Meryl's health started a precipitous decline.
梅里尔的健康状况开始急剧下降。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The stock market's precipitous drop frightened foreign investors.
股票市场的猛跌吓坏了国外投资者。

来自柯林斯例句

3. a precipitous drop at the side of the road
道路一旁陡降的坡面

来自《权威词典》

4. Could there be a mountain more precipitous than this?
山之险峻,宁有逾此?

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5. A precipitous path led down the cliff.
从峭壁上下来有一条险峻的小路.

来自《简明英汉词典》

    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. We have a precipitous climb to the peak.
      我们向着陡峭山顶攀登。
    2. Over the past 18 months,there has been a precipitous fall in car sales.
      在过去的18个月里，汽车销量急转直下。
    3. They have made a precipitous decision.
      他们做出了一个急促的决定。

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【邻近词汇】

precis precipitation precipitously precipitous sea precipitousness precipitous road Precipitous hills precipitous decline precipitously ad. precipitous structure precipitous cliffs/slopes Precipitous valleys and torrent rapids
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