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

• 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。
• Mr gross warns of yields on mortgage bonds rising precipitously if support is withdrawn but the European experience suggests that mortgages at reasonable rates are not merely an American exception.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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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%。
• 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。
• 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？
• 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%。
• Our new study found, unfortunately, that regime shifts with potentially large consequences can happen without warning& systems can 'tip' precipitously.
  可惜，我们新的研究发现，可造成严重后果的生态状况突变可能会在没有预兆的情况发生&系统可能突然坍塌。
• 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。