单词 | parlous |
释义 | parlous From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishparlouspar‧lous /ˈpɑːləs $ ˈpɑːr-/ adjective formalBADin a very bad or dangerous conditionparlous state in 1990. The country’s police force was in a Examples from the Corpusparlous• His priority is his own increasingly parlous situation at home.• Derbyshire is probably in the most parlous state of all the first-class counties.• But it still didn't stop me having a perfectly valid opinion on the parlous state of contemporary kits.• the parlous state of the country's economy• The mill was relegated to storage for many years, and by the 1960s was in a somewhat parlous state.• The death of Vial left his widow in parlous straits.parlous state• The mill was relegated to storage for many years, and by the 1960s was in a somewhat parlous state.• Derbyshire is probably in the most parlous state of all the first-class counties.• But it still didn't stop me having a perfectly valid opinion on the parlous state of contemporary kits.Origin parlous (1300-1400) perilous |
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