perilous

英 [ˈperələs]

美 [ˈperələs]

adj.  危险的; 艰险的

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Collins.1 / BNC.13986 / COCA.12773

牛津词典

adj.

• 危险的；艰险的
  very dangerous

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 危险的；艰险的
  Something that isperilousis very dangerous.
  1. ...a perilous journey across the war-zone...
     横穿交战区的危险之旅
  2. The road grew even steeper and more perilous.
     道路变得越来越陡峭，越来越凶险。
  3. ...perilous cliffs.
     险峻的悬崖

英英释义

adj

• fraught with danger
  1. dangerous waters
  2. a parlous journey on stormy seas
  3. a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat
  4. the precarious life of an undersea diver
  5. dangerous surgery followed by a touch-and-go recovery
  Synonym:parlousprecarioustouch-and-go

双语例句

• August can be a perilous month for investors.
  8月对投资者而言可能是一个危险的月份。
• Trying to make financial systems safer has made them more perilous.
  试图让金融体系更加安全的努力却让它们变得更加危险。
• Now that we have the capacity to destroy civilisation, relations among powerful states have become perilous.
  现如今，我们有能力摧毁文明，强国之间的关系也开始变得危险。
• It is a new continent, rich in resources but in parts most perilous.
  它是一块新大陆：资源丰富，但局部地区非常危险。
• That we men have trod the perilous paths of glory.
  照亮了男人们追求荣耀的道路。
• Serving as a company director can be perilous.
  担任公司董事可能充满危险。
• So perilous was this one that he was the only security officer on the site.
  在这个位置上他是唯一的安全官员，这是多么危险的事情。
• How did you expect us to proceed on such a perilous expedition, through unknown terrain
  你怎么能指望我们如此冒险地穿越未知的地域，继续这一探险？
• His Russia is a perilous neighbour.
  普京治下的俄罗斯是个危险的邻居。
• Looking ahead in the Internet and Intranet worlds is perilous.
  对因特网和内部网的预测是有风险的。