precipitous
adj. 险峻的；急躁的，鲁莽的
adj.
险峻的；多悬崖的；急躁的；鲁莽的
英英释义
precipitous[ pri'sipitəs ]
adj.
done with very great haste and without due deliberation
同义词：hastyoverhastyprecipitateprecipitant
characterized by precipices
"a precipitous bluff"
extremely steep
"the precipitous rapids of the upper river"; "the precipitous hills of Chinese paintings"
同义词：abruptsharp
双语例句
用作形容词(adj.)
We have a precipitous climb to the peak.
我们向着陡峭山顶攀登。
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。
They have made a precipitous decision.
他们做出了一个急促的决定。
权威例句
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precipitous (adj.)
1640s, "rash, headlong," from obsolete French precipiteux (16c.), from Vulgar Latin *praecipitosus, from praecipitare (see precipitation). Related: Precipitously; precipitousness.
1. On both banks of the Qutang Gorge rise lofty, precipitous, wall-sided mountains that face each other over and across the narrows.
瞿塘峡江段，两岸危岩直立如墙，高峰入云，群山对峙，相距很近。
-- 来源 -- 刘华中国文化 - zhongguowenhua_36
2. Hoary Mount Tai looked more precipitous.
古老的泰山越发显得崔嵬了。
-- 来源 -- 汉英文学 - 现代散文 - yuzhongdengtaishan
3. From a precipitous height we look at the town spread out below.
我们从险峻的高处眺望铺展在下面的城镇。
-- 来源 -- 汉英 - 翻译参考
4. The policymaker is then like a man on a tightrope; he can avoid a precipitous drop only by moving forward.
决策人就像一个走钢索的人一样，只有向前走，才能避免从上面栽下来。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
5. their precipitous decision to leave.
他们要离开的仓促决定。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 短句参考
6. From a precipitous height we looked at the town spread out below.
我们从险峻的高处眺望铺展在下面的城镇.
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
7. precipitous hills;
陡峭的山;
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 翻译样例
8. They have survived the destructive influences of man through their location in precipitous topography and the moist winter micro-climate.
由于峡谷地势峻峭，加上冬季仍保持潮湿，故林木得以保存，未受人为破坏。
-- 来源 -- environment - 汉英
9. abruptly; in a precipitous manner.
险峻地；以像悬崖峭壁的方式。
-- 来源 -- 汉英 - 翻译参考
10. A precipitous path led down the cliff.
悬崖往下引入一条陡峭的山路。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
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