单词 | perilous |
释义 | perilous From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Militaryperilousper‧il‧ous /ˈperələs/ adjective literary or formalPMEDGEvery dangerous a perilous journey across the mountains► see thesaurus at dangerousExamples from the Corpusperilous• The gnarled tree trunks-white mulberry and rich brown acacia-formed a perilous and nearly impenetrable net.• Louis in Conestoga wagons and traveled across the vast, perilous country in search of a better life in the West.• It was a most perilous enterprise, but everything for him depended on it.• Blondin soon became famous as a rope-dancer. Nothing was too perilous for him to attempt.• No feat was too perilous for him to attempt.• A perilous leap to the edge was followed by a difficult scramble over slimy rock faces.• a perilous mountain road• They forgot Mary, forgot everything except their own perilous plight.• Refugees cross the rugged San Ysidro mountains, and it is always a perilous trip.• But much more sorry that you have behaved in such an improper and perilous way. |
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