precipitous
英 [prɪ'sɪpɪtəs]
美 [prɪ'sɪpɪtəs]
TEM8 TOEFL
1. => headfirst (downward).
precipitous 陡峭的，仓促的，贸然的来自precipitate,一头栽下，-ous,形容词后缀。引申词义陡峭的，仓促的，贸然的。
- precipitous (adj.)
- 1640s, "rash, headlong," from obsolete French precipiteux (16c.), from Vulgar Latin *praecipitosus, from praecipitare (see precipitation). Related: Precipitously; precipitousness.
- 1. Meryl's health started a precipitous decline.
- 梅里尔的健康状况开始急剧下降。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The stock market's precipitous drop frightened foreign investors.
- 股票市场的猛跌吓坏了国外投资者。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. a precipitous drop at the side of the road
- 道路一旁陡降的坡面
来自《权威词典》
- 4. Could there be a mountain more precipitous than this?
- 山之险峻,宁有逾此?
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 5. A precipitous path led down the cliff.
- 从峭壁上下来有一条险峻的小路.
来自《简明英汉词典》
