英语释义

• done with very great haste and without due deliberation;

  "hasty marriage seldom proveth well"- Shakespeare

  "hasty makeshifts take the place of planning"- Arthur Geddes

  "rejected what was regarded as an overhasty plan for reconversion"

  "wondered whether they had been rather precipitate in deposing the king"

• characterized by precipices;

  "a precipitous bluff"

• extremely steep;

  "an abrupt canyon"

  "the precipitous rapids of the upper river"

  "the precipitous hills of Chinese paintings"

  "a sharp drop"

片语

precipitous hills陡峭的山

precipitous E鲁莽的

precipitous sea怒涛

precipitous U鲁莽的

Precipitous Rock巉巖

rapid急流；高速交通工具，高速交通网

precipitous decline迅速递减

precipitous a陡峭的

grandly precipitous雄伟险峻

T Precipitous拉格泰姆爵士

bold(Bold)人名；(英、德、罗、捷、瑞典)博尔德

英汉例句

• the precipitous fall dragged down other markets from chile to mexico.

  从智利到墨西哥，其它国家的股市也受到拖累。

• the drop in trust toward all major institutions has been most precipitous since the start of 2008.

  自2008年初始，民众对所有主要机构的信任以有史以来最急剧的程度下降。

• in that case, the large speculative investment in copper could withdraw en masse – leading to a potentially precipitous fall in prices.

  如果是这样的话，对铜的大规模投机性投资可能会集体撤出，从而可能导致铜价暴跌。

• public belief in climate science has seen a precipitous slide in the us, according to new polling that suggests fewer americans are concerned about the threat posed by global warming.

  根据一项最新民意调查，美国公众对气候科学的信任急剧下滑，关注全球变暖所造成的威胁的美国人越来越少。

• the precipitous loss of the world's wheat diversity is a particular cause for concern.

  全球小麦多样性的急剧丧失便是引发忧虑的一个原因。

• each chart displayed a similar precipitous descent in the catch from the start of industrial fishing, some time before 1960, to a virtual plateau between 1980 and 2000.

  每张图表显示了从1960年前一段时间的产业化捕鱼开始，到1980至2000年间实际的高潮持续期，在捕鱼量上的类似衰落。

• buildings of the middle ages as well as the modern styles, magical beach, precipitous cliff and temperate weather makes the city a most popular tourist attraction.

  这里既有中世纪的建筑、现代的高楼大厦、又有迷人的海滩和险峻的峭壁，再加上温和的气候使得埃克塞特成为最受欢迎的城市。

• for most capital markets, the financial crisis resembled a stomach-churning bungee jump: a precipitous fall followed by a sharp rebound, albeit not to the heights enjoyed before the turmoil.

  纵观大多数的资本市场，金融危机有点类似于让人反胃的蹦极跳：先是陡降，继而迅速反弹，虽然反弹的高度不及危机前。

• to some extent, the modest uptick in income and standards of living reflects the precipitous growth of the texas-mexico border.

  在某种程度上，人均收入和生活水平的温和上升反映了德州——墨西哥边境的经济增长。

• he added that the decline was so precipitous that it had to reflect weaker demand for housing, and not just regulatory restrictions on credit.

  他补充到，降价情势如此严峻，这也如实地反应了房屋市场需求的低迷，而不仅仅是信贷的严格限制。

• for long-term investors such as pension funds or sovereign-wealth funds, surely even the most precipitous short-term declines ought not to matter much?

  对于诸如养老基金和主权财富基金的长期投资者来说，即使最急剧的短期下滑也无关痛痒吗？

• women are especially vulnerable, because estrogen loss at menopause can cause a precipitous decline in bone density.

  因为更年期雌激素的减少导致骨骼密度的急速降低，女性尤其容易有这个问题。

• the united states might weather a sell-off or even benefit from the drop in the dollar’s value, but any precipitous move could further disrupt the skittish financial markets.

  美国可能会经受住债券抛售的沖击，也有可能能从货币贬值中受益，但是任何鲁莽的举动都可能对敏感的金融市场造成致命的破坏。

• they call for incentives to keep women at home to breed (though poor career prospects for mothers are a big factor behind a precipitous fall in the fertility rate).

  他们呼吁拿出措施来鼓励家庭里的妇女生育（然而母亲们糟糕的职业前景正是生育率突然大幅下降的一个背后原因）。

• so what explains this precipitous fall in support?

  那该如何解释其支持率的陡然下跌呢？

• the precipitous decline in foreign direct investment has also slowed, from 32% in january to 9.5% in march.

  外商直接投资的急剧下滑趋势也有所缓和，从一月份同比下滑32％，三月份放缓至同比下滑9.5％。

• 「nobody is asking for a precipitous withdrawal, but i do think it has to be a measured, but increased pressure,」 he said.

  他说，谁都不是要求突然撤军，但是他确实认为有必要适量地逐步加强对伊拉克的压力。

• while it may be pretty easy at the beginning, we have just arrived at the first precipitous part of the journey. we have not yet reached the top and we still have a long way to go.

  正像爬山一样一开始会很容易~，我们仅仅是到达了陡峭旅程的起点，我们并没有到达最高处，还有很长的路要走~，我们需要清楚地明白将来要遇到困难的艰难性，而这个关键在于医院处理的是否及时有效。

• plunging unemployment, rocketing growth, soaring exports and a budget surplus: that is the story of estonia as it bounces back from a precipitous economic collapse.

  骤降的失业率，飞速增长的出口和有盈余的预算：这就是爱沙尼亚从险峻的经济危机中反弹的故事。

• but even chinese executions have seen a precipitous fall.

  但是即使在中国，死刑处决也显着下降。

相似词

abrupt生硬的；突然的；唐突的；陡峭的