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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Indeed, share prices have been falling as precipitously as they rose in a bull run that saw the index climb nearly 20 per cent between October 8 and November 11.
  事实上，股价的下跌与此轮牛市行情中的上涨同样急速。10月8日至11月11日之间，大盘上涨了近20%。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Mr gross warns of yields on mortgage bonds rising precipitously if support is withdrawn but the European experience suggests that mortgages at reasonable rates are not merely an American exception.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。
• The complexity rises precipitously after that.
  之后复杂性会急剧上升。