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 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%。
• '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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Though the absolute number of students signing up to take the examination is increasing, the rate of increase dropped precipitously this year compared with last year, according to data provided by the Ministry of Education.
  据教育部的有关数据显示，尽管今年的绝对报考人数仍有增加，但与去年相比，增幅有明显下降。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• 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。