单词 | perilous |
释义 | perilous (perɪləs ) adjective Something that is perilous is very dangerous. [literary] ...a perilous journey across the war-zone. The road grew even steeper and more perilous. ...perilous cliffs. Synonyms: dangerous, threatening, exposed, vulnerable perilously adverb [ADVERB after verb, ADVERB adjective] The track snaked perilously upwards. ...a perilously narrow bridge. Collocations: perilous position And there will be no shortage of candidates for the job, even in their current perilous position in the table. The Sun But off the pitch the club was in an even more perilous position. Times, Sunday Times From the perilous position of 203 for six, the first seemed unlikely, the second inconceivable. Times, Sunday Times Given their perilous position and a lack of goals for three matches, they will need it. Times, Sunday Times To have led such a promising country to this perilous position, this government has some answering to do. Times, Sunday Times Many migrants die while attempting the perilous sea crossing in unsuitable and overcrowded vessels. Times, Sunday Times As the captain hurls man and ship into the perilous seas of hate, his opportunity to take vengeance finally arrives. Christianity Today Round-the-world skippers have been forced to battle broken limbs, severe illness and one even had to sew his tongue back on mid-race in the world's most perilous seas. Times,Sunday Times But rather than salvage the situation with a hoik into touch, he made a perilous situation terminally bad. Times, Sunday Times And the pressure on them will only grow the longer this perilous situation goes on. The Sun If, aboard a large passenger ferry lying at anchor off-shore, a detainee decided to start a fire as a protest, a very perilous situation would ensue. Times,Sunday Times We got out of this perilous situation by selling spirits in the shops for no gross margin, turning stock into cash within 14 days, while buying on 60 days credit. Times, Sunday Times Analysts attributed yesterday's rout of banking shares to intensified fears about the euro sovereign debt crisis and uncertainty about politicians' willingness to take control of the increasingly perilous situation. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 险恶的 Japanese: 危険に満ちた |
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