precipitously

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网络  陡峭地; 陡然地; 险峻地

BNC.44572 / COCA.18242

英英释义

adv

• abruptly
  1. the mountains rose precipitously from the shore
• very suddenly and to a great degree
  1. conditions that precipitously increase the birthrate
  2. prices rose sharply
  Synonym:sharply

双语例句

• Lack of opportunities at home could explain why the yen has dropped so precipitously, 20 per cent against the dollar since November.
  国内投资机会匮乏或许正是日元汇率大幅下挫的原因&去年11月以来，日元兑美元下跌了20%。
• Putin's work in East Germany was precipitously drawing to a close.
  普京在前东德的工作也突然宣告结束。
• These funds are going to have the ability to buy any global company, to create panic in markets if they move too precipitously, even to dwarf the political clout of international financial institutions.
  这些基金将有能力收购任何一家全球性公司，如果它们过于轻率行事，可能会造成市场的恐慌，甚至可能削弱国际金融机构的政治影响力。
• Central bankers may then be forced to tighten [ monetary policy] precipitously, eventually driving consumers and firms to cut back on spending.
  到时候各国央行可能被迫陡然收紧（货币政策），最终促使消费者和企业缩减开支。
• Yes, the percentage of advertising revenue that drives profit has slipped precipitously and no one expects a return to the golden years.
  是的，广告收入的比例促进了利润急剧下降，没有人希望回到黄金时代。
• But because import demand, capital flows and the need for foreign workers declined precipitously in the West, almost all developing countries are suffering.
  但由于西方的进口需求、资金流动和外国员工的需求大幅度下降，几乎所有发展中国家都在受挫。
• Much of that came in Sand State markets such as Las Vegas Miami and Phoenix, where prices for all properties are have fallen precipitously.
  这些开发就像建筑在沙滩上一样，如拉斯维加斯，迈阿密和凤凰城，这些地区的所有物业价格都急剧下降。
• He held his hand out in the air, plotting an imaginary line that dropped precipitously to his knees.
  他伸出一只手，在空中划出的假想曲线最低处快触及了他的膝盖。
• Should it refuse, as likely, Greece would be forced into an exit and it would have to close its external deficit precipitously.
  如果欧洲央行拒绝这么做（可能性很大），希腊就将被迫退出欧元区，并且将不得不仓促结束外部赤字。
• While$ 2,000 handbags and$ 700 stiletto heels are still expensive for most people, if prices drop precipitously, the perception of a label's value may also drop.
  尽管2000美元一只的手袋和700美元一双的细高跟鞋对大部分人而言非常昂贵，但如果价格大幅下降，人们对品牌价值的感觉也会大打折扣。