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单词 perilously
释义
perilouslyper‧il‧ous‧ly /ˈperələsli/ adverb literary or formal Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • But as it turned out his majority was perilously narrow.
  • I eventually began to suspect that their devotion to organizing things comes perilously close to an obsession.
  • I was perilously close to being touched once and for all.
  • In fact, at one point, Berni did come perilously close to being let out to play via a third-floor window.
  • In winter the few cars that make it up the mountains skid along the roads, perilously close to ravines.
  • Our high and rising house prices rest perilously on short-term interest rates.
  • Twice I ran perilously close to the edge, my eyes dazzled and eyelids drooping.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
 Karpov, the champion, came perilously close to losing.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· Twice I ran perilously close to the edge, my eyes dazzled and eyelids drooping.· I was perilously close to being touched once and for all.· In the middle of the game Kasparov, seemed perilously close to a loss.· He was perilously close to losing control over House Republicans, especially the newly-elected class of 73 right-wing ideologues.· Are you aware that you're getting perilously close to slander?· But he was perilously close to the edge of the crumbling cliff.· During the battle five Troll Slayers distinguished themselves by attacking and destroying three Trolls which were perilously close to crushing Duregar himself.· Last season's away form led to flirting with relegation and we went perilously close.
VERB
· Wouldn't it come perilously close to desecration?· I eventually began to suspect that their devotion to organizing things comes perilously close to an obsession.· The result is that the synagogue, which three years ago came perilously close to closure, is now busy every week.· In fact, at one point, Berni did come perilously close to being let out to play via a third-floor window.
in a way that is dangerous and likely to result in something bad soon SYN  dangerously:  Karpov, the champion, came perilously close to losing.
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