precipitously

英

美

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

• 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。
• Yes, the percentage of advertising revenue that drives profit has slipped precipitously and no one expects a return to the golden years.
  是的，广告收入的比例促进了利润急剧下降，没有人希望回到黄金时代。
• 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。
• Should Tesla decide to raise prices to cover its costs, its volume will drop precipitously.
  如果Tesla决定通过提高售价来赚回成本，那么汽车的产量将急剧下降。
• Central bankers may then be forced to tighten [ monetary policy] precipitously, eventually driving consumers and firms to cut back on spending.
  到时候各国央行可能被迫陡然收紧（货币政策），最终促使消费者和企业缩减开支。
• 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。
• Mr gross warns of yields on mortgage bonds rising precipitously if support is withdrawn but the European experience suggests that mortgages at reasonable rates are not merely an American exception.
  格罗斯警告称，一旦支持撤销，抵押贷款债券的收益率就会陡然上升，但欧洲的经验表明，利率合理的抵押贷款并不只是美国特有的现象。
• 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。
• The truly unpleasant surprise was that sales growth in Asia ( outside of Japan) dropped precipitously, from 36 per cent to 12 per cent.
  真正令人不愉快的意外是，亚洲地区（日本以外）的销售增长急剧下降，从36%下降到了12%。
• The mountains rose precipitously from the shore. In winter there is sludge on the sea near the shore.
  山脉靠近海岸的那一面很陡峭。冬天近岸的海面上有小块的浮冰。