音标:[pri'sipitәs] ; 柯林斯词典等级:1 级;
a. 陡峭的, 轻率的
s done with very great haste and without due deliberation
s extremely steep

考试类型:[托福]
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precipitous的用法和样例:

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。

词汇搭配

  • precipitous sea怒涛

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
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