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Perilous Meaning Dangerous Adjective Peril Imperil Parent Ly

英语单词 perilous
英美音标 英 ['perələs] 美 ['perələs]
中文释义 adj.危险的;冒险的
英语例句 (1) The snow and the blackout combined to make motoring perilous.
中文例句 (1) 大雪加上灯火管制使得车辆行驶成了危险的事。
vocabulary简明 Something that is dangerous or very risky can be described with the adjective perilous. If you are driving in a blizzard, you may kick yourself for making such a perilous journey.
vocabulary扩展 The adjective perilous comes from the Latin word periculum, meaning dangerous. Words from the same root include peril, a noun meaning a dangerous situation, and imperil, a verb meaning to put in danger. The last thing you want to do as a parent is to imperil your children. Unfortunately, childhood is filled with peril — from climbing on the monkey bars to eating paste, dirt, or bugs. If you think you can prevent all perilous situations, you haven't been a parent very long!
柯林斯解释
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]危险的;艰险的 Something that is perilous is very dangerous.
  [LITERARY 文]
  • ...a perilous journey across the war-zone...

    横穿交战区的危险之旅

  • The road grew even steeper and more perilous.

    道路变得越来越陡峭,越来越凶险。

  • ...perilous cliffs.

    险峻的悬崖

perilously
  • The track snaked perilously upwards.

    这条小道蜿蜒而上,很危险。

  • ...a perilously narrow bridge.

    危险的窄桥

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