precipitous

英 [prɪ'sɪpɪtəs] 美 [prɪ'sɪpɪtəs]

• adj. 险峻的；突然的；急躁的

英英释义

Adjective:

1. done with very great haste and without due deliberation;

   "hasty marriage seldom proveth well"
   "hasty makeshifts take the place of planning"
   "rejected what was regarded as an overhasty plan for reconversion"
   "wondered whether they had been rather precipitate in deposing the king"
   

2. extremely steep;

   "an abrupt canyon"
   "the precipitous rapids of the upper river"
   "the precipitous hills of Chinese paintings"
   "a sharp drop"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. We have a precipitous climb to the peak.
   我们向着陡峭山顶攀登。
2. 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。
3. They have made a precipitous decision.
   他们做出了一个急促的决定。

经典引文

• The sweep Of some precipitous rivulet to the wave.

  出自： Tennyson

• Anxiety..in murder cases..led to precipitous conclusions.

  出自： A. Cross

词汇搭配

• precipitous sea 怒涛

近反义词

【近义词】

• abrupt 突然的
• steep 险峻的
• hasty 匆匆的
• precipitate 促成
• rash 疹子
• quick 迅速的
• hurried 仓促的
• swift 快的
• impulsive 冲动的
• sheer 极轻薄的
• high 高的
• vertical 垂直的
• lofty 高的
• sharp 锋利的
• precipitant 倾斜下落的
• overhasty 太急速的(过分轻率的...