precipitously
adv. 陡峭地,陡然地,出乎意料地
A precipitous slope or drop is very steep and often dangerous.
The town is perched on the edge of a steep, precipitous cliff.
該鎮坐落在陡峭險峻的懸崖邊上。
A precipitous change is sudden and unpleasant.
The stock market's precipitous drop frightened foreign investors...
股票市場的猛跌嚇壞了國外投資者。
Meryl's health started a precipitous decline.
梅里爾的健康狀況開始急劇下降。
A precipitous action happens very quickly and often without being planned.
...a precipitous decision.
輕率的決定
1. very suddenly and to a great degree;
2. abruptly; in a precipitous manner;
The ground beyond the road fell away precipitously.
道路外的地面陡然下降。
The company has seen its profits fall precipitously over the past few years.
該公司的利潤在過去的幾年裡急劇下跌。
We realized that her blood pressure was continuing to drop precipitously.
我們發現病人的血壓一直在不停地降低.
Putin's work in East Germany was precipitously drawing to a close.
普京在前東德的工作也突然宣告結束.
Performance drops off precipitously when requests are queued.
當請求排隊時,效能會急劇下降.