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precipitous是什么意思？
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precipitous

英[prɪˈsɪpɪtəs] 美[prɪˈsɪpɪtəs]
  • 副词：precipitously;
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    • ADJ-GRADED
      险峻的；陡峭的
      A precipitous slope or drop is very steep and often dangerous.
      例句
      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。
    • ADJ-GRADED
      突然的；急剧的
      A precipitous change is sudden and unpleasant.
      例句
      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。
    • ADJ-GRADED
      急促的；轻率的；仓猝的
      A precipitous action happens very quickly and often without being planned.
      例句
      ...a precipitous decision. 轻率的决定
    英汉词典释义
    • adj.
      险峻的, 陡峭的
      A precipitous path led down the cliff. 从峭壁上下来有一条险峻的小路。
    英英词典释义
    • 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"