单词	precipitously
释义	precipitously /prɪˈsɪpɪtəsli / adverb 1Very steeply: off the coast, the depth of the sea floor drops precipitously a wall collapsed, causing the floors above to slope precipitously... The coastal mountain range rises to a high plateau, which breaks precipitously down to the sea. His image is right, his politics are right, his precipitously craggy face is right. She leans slightly toward the left, as if to steady her balance in a hallway where walls and floor recede precipitously toward the right. 1.1(With reference to a change to a worse situation) suddenly and dramatically: sales dropped precipitously savings rates have fallen precipitously... Let's talk about why vegetable yields are declining precipitously. The population of the black rhinoceros of East Africa dropped precipitously from 65,000 in 1972 to 1,900 in 1993. Technology stocks continued to drop precipitously throughout the summer. 2Hastily and without careful consideration: several columnists criticized the government for acting precipitously... Let that teach you not to move precipitously! I assume that they have examined every alternative and proceeded not precipitously but thoughtfully. When a beloved CEO leaves precipitously, he bursts the shared illusion that you'll have him forever.
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