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

• That was primarily motivated by a fear that mail would decline precipitously and they needed a new source of income.
  这样，首先就会产生一种邮件数量会大量减少的恐惧，进而，他们会需要一个新的利润增长点。
• 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。
• Europe has witnessed bigger drops in the employment-to-population ratio, which fell precipitously in Germany and Italy in the 1970s and in France in the 1980s and 1990s. Were those declines also caused by wage misalignments?
  欧洲的就业人口比率曾出现更大幅度下滑，比如上世纪70年代在德国和意大利，八、九十年代在法国，就业率都出现了大幅下滑。这些下滑是否也是薪资不合理引起的？
• 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。
• 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。
• Should Tesla decide to raise prices to cover its costs, its volume will drop precipitously.
  如果Tesla决定通过提高售价来赚回成本，那么汽车的产量将急剧下降。
• What is more, if stock prices fall precipitously and remain low, some companies may go after targets that suddenly seem affordable.
  此外，如果股价暴跌并保持在低水平，有些企业可能就会瞄准那些身价降下来，仿佛突然买得起了的目标。
• 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。
• But sales volumes in important cities, including Shanghai, Beijing and Shenzhen, have fallen precipitously in recent months.
  但上海、北京和深圳等重要城市的售楼量近几个月来急剧下滑。
• The complexity rises precipitously after that.
  之后复杂性会急剧上升。