英语词汇“precipitous”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	precipitous
释义	Trends of precipitous View usage for: precipitous (prɪsɪpɪtəs) 1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] A precipitous slope or drop is very steep and often dangerous. The town is perched on the edge of a steep, precipitous cliff. precipitously adverb [usually ADVERB after verb, oft ADVERB adjective] The ground beyond the road fell away precipitously. 2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] A precipitous change is sudden and unpleasant. The stock market's precipitous drop frightened foreign investors. Meryl's health started a precipitous decline. precipitously adverb [ADVERB with verb] The company has seen its profits fall precipitously over the past few years. 3. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] A precipitous action happens very quickly and often without being planned. ...a precipitous decision. precipitously adverb [usually ADVERB with verb, oft ADVERB adjective] They've got to act precipitously to make the deals. More Synonyms of precipitous precipitous in British English (prɪˈsɪpɪtəs) adjective 1. resembling a precipice or characterized by precipices 2. very steep 3. hasty or precipitate ▶ USAGE The use of precipitous to mean hasty is thought by some people to be incorrect Derived forms precipitously (preˈcipitously) adverb precipitousness (preˈcipitousness) noun precipitous in American English (priˈsɪpətəs; prɪˈsɪpətəs) adjective 1. steep like a precipice; sheer 2. having precipices 3. precipitate SIMILAR WORDS: steep Derived forms precipitously (preˈcipitously) adverb precipitousness (preˈcipitousness) noun Word origin MFr precipiteux < LL precipitosus < L praeceps: see precipice Examples of 'precipitous' in a sentence precipitous It had precipitous cliffs over 2,000ft in height, against which dashed tempestuous seas. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Because short-term indicators have not shown a precipitous decline in the economy since the referendum, a complacency seems to have set in. Times, Sunday Times (2016) This pleasing effect softens the hard steel lines and shields the precipitous drop to the road below. Times, Sunday Times (2006) It is not as if there has been some precipitous decline. Times, Sunday Times (2015) But it is the net effect of this precipitous change in the oil business that matters. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Its precipitous decline serves as a salutary reminder of how rapidly pioneering companies can be overtaken in the technology industry. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Its subsequent decline has been precipitous. Times, Sunday Times (2012) We were only nine, but we threw this truck around close to precipitous drops. Times, Sunday Times (2014) The arrival of the parlours coincided with the precipitous drop in Japanese fortunes. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Then came one of the most precipitous economic declines in American history. Garraty, John Arthur The American Nation: A History of the United States to 1877 (1995) He notes that employment has been unusually strong in the housing sector, despite the precipitous decline in activity there. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Habitat Rocky coasts and precipitous cliffs. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The statistics don't say why, but this is a precipitous drop. Times, Sunday Times (2013) By 1974 it had produced a precipitous decline in self-confidence and was tearing the country apart. Times, Sunday Times (2006) In other languages precipitous British English: precipitous ADJECTIVE A precipitous* slope or drop is very steep and often dangerous. The town is perched on the edge of a steep, precipitous cliff. American English: precipitous Brazilian Portuguese: íngreme Chinese: 险峻的 European Spanish: escarpado French: escarpé German: steil Italian: a precipizio Japanese: 険しい Korean: 가파른 European Portuguese: íngreme Latin American Spanish: escarpado 1 (adjective) in the sense of sheer Definition very steep a steep, precipitous cliff Synonyms sheer There was a sheer drop just outside my window. high I think it's a good buy overall, despite the high price. steep a narrow, steep-sided valley dizzy The gannets plunged from a dizzy height into the water. abrupt narrow valleys and abrupt hillsides perpendicular a narrow, exposed beach and perpendicular cliffs falling sharply 2 (adjective) in the sense of hasty Definition rapid and unplanned the stock market's precipitous drop Synonyms hasty They need to make a hasty escape. sudden It was all very sudden. hurried They had a hurried breakfast, then left. precipitate I don't think we should make any precipitate decisions. abrupt His abrupt departure is bound to raise questions. harum-scarum Usage note Some people think the use of precipitous to mean `hasty' is incorrect, and that precipitate should be used instead. Additional synonyms in the sense of abrupt narrow valleys and abrupt hillsides Synonyms steep, sharp, sheer, sudden, precipitous in the sense of abrupt Definition sudden or unexpected His abrupt departure is bound to raise questions. Synonyms sudden, unexpected, hurried, rapid, surprising, quick, swift, rash, precipitate, hasty, impulsive, headlong, unforeseen, unanticipated in the sense of dizzy Definition tending to cause giddiness or confusion The gannets plunged from a dizzy height into the water. Synonyms steep, towering, soaring, lofty, sky-high, vertiginous, dizzy-making, giddy-making Nearby words of precipitous precious precipice precipitate precipitous précis precise precisely Synonyms of 'precipitous' precipitous Explore 'precipitous' in the dictionary Additional synonyms in the sense of harum-scarum Definition reckless Synonyms reckless, wild, rash, irresponsible, careless, precipitate, erratic, hasty, haphazard, giddy, impetuous, ill-considered, imprudent, scatty (British, informal), harebrained, inconstant, scatterbrained in the sense of high Definition greater than usual in intensity or amount I think it's a good buy overall, despite the high price. Synonyms expensive, dear, steep (informal), costly, stiff, high-priced, exorbitant in the sense of hurried Definition done quickly or too quickly They had a hurried breakfast, then left. Synonyms hasty, quick, brief, rushed, short, swift, speedy, precipitate, quickie (informal), breakneck in the sense of perpendicular a narrow, exposed beach and perpendicular cliffs Synonyms steep, sheer, precipitous, vertiginous in the sense of precipitate Definition done rashly or hastily I don't think we should make any precipitate decisions. Synonyms hasty, hurried, frantic, rash, reckless, impulsive, madcap, ill-advised, precipitous, impetuous, indiscreet, heedless, harum-scarum in the sense of steep Definition having a sharp slope a narrow, steep-sided valley Synonyms sheer, precipitous, perpendicular, abrupt, headlong, vertical in the sense of sudden Definition occurring or performed quickly and without warning It was all very sudden. Synonyms quick, rapid, unexpected, swift, hurried, abrupt, hasty, impulsive, unforeseen
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