音标:[prɪ'sɪpɪtəslɪ] ;
adv. 陡峭地, 陡然地, 出乎意料地
r. very suddenly and to a great degree
r. abruptly; in a precipitous manner

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precipitously的用法和样例:

例句

  1. 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。

词汇搭配

  • precipitous险峻的
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