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

• Some stores simply raised prices weeks before Black Friday, only to lower them on the actual date in order to give consumers a sense that prices had dropped precipitously.
  一些商店干脆在黑色星期五前几周抬高售价，只是在节日当天降低价格，继而让消费者们感觉到是在大减价。
• 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。
• 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。
• Growth has fallen precipitously in recent months and the economy may even be contracting, yet inflation has declined only marginally.
  增长在最近几个月急剧下降，经济甚至可能被承包，但通货膨胀仅略有下降。
• 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。
• 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。
• These funds are going to have the ability to buy any global company, to create panic in markets if they move too precipitously, even to dwarf the political clout of international financial institutions.
  这些基金将有能力收购任何一家全球性公司，如果它们过于轻率行事，可能会造成市场的恐慌，甚至可能削弱国际金融机构的政治影响力。
• 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。
• 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。