precipitously

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网络  陡峭地; 陡然地; 险峻地

BNC.44572 / COCA.18242

英英释义

adv

• abruptly
  1. the mountains rose precipitously from the shore
• very suddenly and to a great degree
  1. conditions that precipitously increase the birthrate
  2. prices rose sharply
  Synonym:sharply

双语例句

• Growth has fallen precipitously in recent months and the economy may even be contracting, yet inflation has declined only marginally.
  增长在最近几个月急剧下降，经济甚至可能被承包，但通货膨胀仅略有下降。
• The mountain path descended precipitously to a small valley.
  这条山间小道急转直下通到一个小山谷。
• Though the absolute number of students signing up to take the examination is increasing, the rate of increase dropped precipitously this year compared with last year, according to data provided by the Ministry of Education.
  据教育部的有关数据显示，尽管今年的绝对报考人数仍有增加，但与去年相比，增幅有明显下降。
• He held his hand out in the air, plotting an imaginary line that dropped precipitously to his knees.
  他伸出一只手，在空中划出的假想曲线最低处快触及了他的膝盖。
• Much of that came in Sand State markets such as Las Vegas Miami and Phoenix, where prices for all properties are have fallen precipitously.
  这些开发就像建筑在沙滩上一样，如拉斯维加斯，迈阿密和凤凰城，这些地区的所有物业价格都急剧下降。
• Should it refuse, as likely, Greece would be forced into an exit and it would have to close its external deficit precipitously.
  如果欧洲央行拒绝这么做（可能性很大），希腊就将被迫退出欧元区，并且将不得不仓促结束外部赤字。
• What is more, if stock prices fall precipitously and remain low, some companies may go after targets that suddenly seem affordable.
  此外，如果股价暴跌并保持在低水平，有些企业可能就会瞄准那些身价降下来，仿佛突然买得起了的目标。
• But there is also an alternative scenario in which construction activity continues to drop precipitously, resulting in more heavy job losses, weak house prices and an erosion of consumer confidence that would threaten recession.
  但还存在另一种可能出现的前景：建筑活动将继续急剧下滑，导致幅度更大的裁员、房价走弱，并侵蚀消费者信心，令美国经济面临衰退的风险。
• But because import demand, capital flows and the need for foreign workers declined precipitously in the West, almost all developing countries are suffering.
  但由于西方的进口需求、资金流动和外国员工的需求大幅度下降，几乎所有发展中国家都在受挫。
• While$ 2,000 handbags and$ 700 stiletto heels are still expensive for most people, if prices drop precipitously, the perception of a label's value may also drop.
  尽管2000美元一只的手袋和700美元一双的细高跟鞋对大部分人而言非常昂贵，但如果价格大幅下降，人们对品牌价值的感觉也会大打折扣。