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precipitous
[英] [prɪˈsɪpɪtəs] [美] [prɪˈsɪpɪtəs] 生词本

adj.

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1. ADJ-GRADED 险峻的；陡峭的 A precipitous slope or drop is very steep and often dangerous. 

  • The town is perched on the edge of a steep, precipitous cliff.

    该镇坐落在陡峭险峻的悬崖边上。

precipitously

  • The ground beyond the road fell away precipitously.

    道路外的地面陡然下降。

2. ADJ-GRADED 突然的；急剧的 A precipitous change is sudden and unpleasant. 

  • The stock market's precipitous drop frightened foreign investors...

    股票市场的猛跌吓坏了国外投资者。

  • Meryl's health started a precipitous decline.

    梅里尔的健康状况开始急剧下降。

precipitously

  • The company has seen its profits fall precipitously over the past few years.

    该公司的利润在过去的几年里急剧下跌。

3. ADJ-GRADED 急促的；轻率的；仓猝的 A precipitous action happens very quickly and often without being planned. 

  • ...a precipitous decision.

    轻率的决定

precipitously

  • They've got to act precipitously to make the deals.

    他们为完成交易不得不草率行事。

Adjective

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

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

2. characterized by precipices;

  • "a precipitous bluff"

3. extremely steep;

  • "an abrupt canyon"
  • "the precipitous rapids of the upper river"
  • "the precipitous hills of Chinese paintings"
  • "a sharp drop"
1. 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》

2. 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》

3. Have you ever seen such abrupt rocks?
你曾看到过象这样陡峭的岩石吗？precipitous 指“直上直下陡峭的“，如：

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》