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precipitous

/pɹɪˈsɪpɪtəs/

Meanings
adjective

陡峭，险峻。

Steep, like a precipice

Examples :

"a precipitous cliff"
一座陡峭的悬崖
geography nature

Related Words

Illustration headlong

headlong verb

/ˈhɛdlɑŋ/ /ˈhɛdlɒŋ/ /ˈhɛdlɔŋ/

一头栽下，猛冲。

"The unexpected rain headlong flooded the streets, causing traffic jams. "

突如其来的大雨一头栽下，猛冲般地淹没了街道，造成了交通堵塞。

Illustration precipice

precipice noun

/ˈpɹɛs.ə.pɪs/

悬崖，峭壁。

"The hiker was warned not to approach the precipice, as the drop was extremely dangerous. "

徒步旅行者被警告不要靠近悬崖边，因为那里非常危险，一不小心就会坠落下去。

Illustration quick

quick noun

/kwɪk/

甲肉， 嫩肉

"The doctor carefully examined the small quick under her toenail. "

医生仔细检查了她脚趾甲下方的嫩肉.

Illustration sudden

sudden noun

/ˈsʌdən/

突然事件，意外。

"The sudden announcement of a school holiday surprised everyone. "

学校突然宣布放假，这事儿让大家都感到很意外。

Illustration hasty

hasty adjective

/ˈheɪsti/

仓促，匆忙.

"Without much thinking about it they made a hasty decision to buy it."

他们没怎么考虑就仓促决定买了。

Illustration attempts

attempts noun

/əˈtɛmpts/

尝试, 努力。

"It was worth the attempt."

值得一试。

Illustration a

a noun

/æɪ/ /eɪ/ /ə/ /ɔ/

A，a 字母

"My teacher wrote the letter "a" on the board to demonstrate its shape. "

我的老师在黑板上写了字母“a”，来示范它的形状。

Illustration fall

fall noun

/fɔːl/ /fɔl/

跌落，下降

"The fall from the ladder was painful. "

从梯子上跌落下来很疼。

Illustration rash

rash adjective

/ɹæʃ/

鲁莽，草率。

"rash words spoken in the heat of debate"

辩论激烈时脱口而出的鲁莽言语

Illustration steep

steep noun

/stiːp/

陡坡，斜坡

"The steep of the hill made the bike ride challenging. "

这座山的陡坡让骑自行车变得很有挑战性。

Illustration like

like noun

/laɪk/

喜爱之物，喜欢的东西。

"Tell me your likes and dislikes."

告诉我你喜欢和不喜欢的东西。

Illustration cliff

cliff noun

/klɪf/

悬崖，峭壁

"The hikers carefully navigated the steep cliff face to reach the mountaintop. "

登山者们小心翼翼地沿着陡峭的悬崖峭壁攀登，最终到达了山顶。