precipitously
英
美
网络 陡峭地; 陡然地; 险峻地
BNC.44572 / COCA.18242
英英释义
adv
- abruptly
- the mountains rose precipitously from the shore
- very suddenly and to a great degree
- conditions that precipitously increase the birthrate
- prices rose sharply
双语例句
- Central bankers may then be forced to tighten [ monetary policy] precipitously, eventually driving consumers and firms to cut back on spending.
到时候各国央行可能被迫陡然收紧(货币政策),最终促使消费者和企业缩减开支。 - 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。 - But there is also an alternative scenario in which construction activity continues to drop precipitously, resulting in more heavy job losses, weak house prices and an erosion of consumer confidence that would threaten recession.
但还存在另一种可能出现的前景:建筑活动将继续急剧下滑,导致幅度更大的裁员、房价走弱,并侵蚀消费者信心,令美国经济面临衰退的风险。 - Putin's work in East Germany was precipitously drawing to a close.
普京在前东德的工作也突然宣告结束。 - 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。 - 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%。 - Indeed, share prices have been falling as precipitously as they rose in a bull run that saw the index climb nearly 20 per cent between October 8 and November 11.
事实上,股价的下跌与此轮牛市行情中的上涨同样急速。10月8日至11月11日之间,大盘上涨了近20%。 - 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 complexity rises precipitously after that.
之后复杂性会急剧上升。 - 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。