perilous

英 [ˈperələs]

美 [ˈperələs]

adj.  危险的; 艰险的

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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

• This is politically perilous.
  这在政治上是危险的。
• But to neglect the town was equally perilous.
  但忽视那个城镇同样是危险的。
• This seemingly convenient assumption is perilous because the relationship between the locale and a currency is weak at best.
  这一表面上方便的假设是危险的，因为地区与货币之间的关系是脆弱的。
• The road grew even steeper and more perilous.
  道路变得越来越陡峭，越来越凶险。
• 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。
• 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。
• Learning without thought means labour lost; thought without learning is perilous.
  学而不思则罔；思而不学则殆。（《论语》）
• 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。
• 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。
• Dangerous: involving or filled with danger; perilous.
  危险的：涉及到或充满危险的；危机四伏的。