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precipitous + noun (陡峭的)
用于形容地形、坡度等非常陡峭。
They climbed a precipitous cliff.
他们爬上了陡峭的悬崖。
陡峭的；险峻的
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陡峭的；险峻的
very steep, like a precipice
They climbed a precipitous cliff.
他们爬上了陡峭的悬崖。
陡峭的,如悬崖一般
Steep, like a precipice
仓促的；极为匆忙且未经深思熟虑的
done with very great haste and without due deliberation; - Shakespeare; - Arthur Geddes
迅猛的；仓促的
Headlong
极陡峭的
extremely steep
He made a precipitous decision to quit his job without having another one lined up.
他轻率地决定辞职，没有找好下家。
AI contextual example
The company's precipitous expansion into new markets led to financial losses.
该公司轻率地扩张到新市场，导致了财务损失。
AI contextual example
Her precipitous response to the criticism only made the situation worse.
她对批评的轻率回应只会让情况更糟。
AI contextual example
the precipitous rapids of the upper river
上游河段陡峭的急流
WordNet
用于形容地形、坡度等非常陡峭。
They climbed a precipitous cliff.
他们爬上了陡峭的悬崖。
形容没有经过慎重考虑就做出的决定。
It was a precipitous decision.
这是一个轻率的决定。
指做某事过于仓促、缺乏谨慎。
He was precipitous in his actions.
他的行动很轻率。
Not this
The decision was made precipitous.
Use this
The decision was made precipitously.
错误地将形容词'precipitous'用作副词。应使用副词形式'precipitously'来修饰动词'made'。
Not this
The incident was precipitous by his actions.
Use this
The incident was precipitated by his actions.
混淆了形容词'precipitous'和动词'precipitate'。表达'由...引起'时，应使用动词'precipitate'的被动形式'was precipitated by'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
陡峭的悬崖
The hikers stood at the edge of a precipitous cliff.
徒步旅行者站在陡峭的悬崖边缘。
骤降
There was a precipitous drop in temperature overnight.
夜间气温骤降。
骤升
The report noted a precipitous rise in housing costs.
报告指出住房成本急剧上涨。
仓促的决定
He later regretted his precipitous decision to resign.
他后来后悔自己仓促决定辞职。
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联想 precipice（悬崖）：precipitous 就是“悬崖般陡峭”；也指像冲下悬崖那样“仓促鲁莽”。
语域：formal 常见场景：describing terrain: cliffs, steep slopes、describing a sudden drop, decline, or hasty decision precipitous 通常用于正式或书面语。表示“陡峭的”时多描写地形，表示“突然的/仓促的”时常见于描述下跌、下降或决定。日常口语中一般改用 steep 或 hasty。
None of these is a true rhyme of precipitous: its stressed syllable is -cip-, giving the rhyme /ɪpɪtəs/, which is rare in everyday English. All six are useful lookalikes that share the spelling ending -ous, pronounced /əs/ (or /iəs/ after a vowel), but with different stress and preceding vowels.
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