precipitously
英
美
网络 陡峭地; 陡然地; 险峻地
BNC.44572 / COCA.18242
英英释义
adv
- abruptly
- the mountains rose precipitously from the shore
- very suddenly and to a great degree
- conditions that precipitously increase the birthrate
- prices rose sharply
双语例句
- Overall computer performance falls off precipitously as the computer's RAM utilization close to100%.
当计算机的RAM利用率接近100%时,计算机的整体性能就会突然急剧下降。 - The mountain path descended precipitously to a small valley.
这条山间小道急转直下通到一个小山谷。 - The mountains rose precipitously from the shore. In winter there is sludge on the sea near the shore.
山脉靠近海岸的那一面很陡峭。冬天近岸的海面上有小块的浮冰。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - The truly unpleasant surprise was that sales growth in Asia ( outside of Japan) dropped precipitously, from 36 per cent to 12 per cent.
真正令人不愉快的意外是,亚洲地区(日本以外)的销售增长急剧下降,从36%下降到了12%。 - Currencies have dropped against the dollar and the yen, some precipitously.
外围国家货币兑美元和日元汇率下跌,一些币种跌幅陡峭。 - 'This is a severe recession and states'tax revenues have dropped off precipitously while their expenses have not,'said Bernard Baumohl of Economic Outlook Group LLC, a forecasting firm.
预测公司EconomicOutlookGroupLLC的鲍莫尔(BernardBaumohl)说,这是一场严重的衰退,各州的税收锐减,而支出却没有减少。 - Mr gross warns of yields on mortgage bonds rising precipitously if support is withdrawn but the European experience suggests that mortgages at reasonable rates are not merely an American exception.
格罗斯警告称,一旦支持撤销,抵押贷款债券的收益率就会陡然上升,但欧洲的经验表明,利率合理的抵押贷款并不只是美国特有的现象。