The town is perched on the edge of a steep, precipitous cliff.

该镇坐落在一个陡峭的悬崖边上。

The stock market's precipitous drop frightened foreign investors.

该股市价格猛跌让外国投资者恐惧。

Could there be a mountain more precipitous than this?

山之险峻，宁有逾此？

The precipitous gorge stunned us.

这险峻的峡谷令我们惊叹。

A precipitous path led down the cliff.

悬崖往下引入一条陡峭的山路。

We have a precipitous climb to the peak.

沿着山腰下来有一条陡峭的山路。

A precipitous path led down the mountainside.

沿着山腰下来有一条陡峭的山路。

We finally clambered up the precipitous cliff.

我们终于登上了险峻的峭壁。

So what explains this precipitous fall in support?

那该如何解释其支持率的陡然下跌呢？

Freshwater fish populations are in precipitous decline.

淡水鱼数量急剧下滑。

But even Chinese executions have seen a precipitous fall.

但是即使在中国，死刑处决也显著下降。

From a precipitous height we looked at the town spread out below.

我们从险峻的高处眺望铺展在下面的城镇。

The precipitous fall dragged down other markets from Chile to Mexico.

从智利到墨西哥，其它国家的股市也受到拖累。

Only the bravest hikers had traveled the precipitous path around the mountain.

只有最勇敢的徒步旅行者走过这座山周围的险峻小道。

The researchers say they were surprised at how quick and precipitous was the fall in resistance.

结果，在有机养殖场中细菌的抗药性都出现了急剧的降低，这一发现让研究人员大为惊讶。

The precipitous drop in coal prices last year as the world economy swooned has delayed some projects.

而去年全球经济衰退造成的煤价暴跌延误了一些工程。

Hopkins calls the shutdown of its experiments "unwarranted, unnecessary, paralyzing and precipitous."

霍普金斯大学把中止实验这种做法称为“无根据的、不必要的、阻碍进展的、轻率的”行为。

The company said the action was' in response to a precipitous decline in our business over the last 30 days. '.

该公司表示，裁员是针对过去30天来业务急剧下滑而采取的行动。

Women are especially vulnerable, because estrogen loss at menopause can cause a precipitous decline in bone density.

因为更年期雌激素的减少导致骨骼密度的急速降低，女性尤其容易有这个问题。

At the same time, a high rise boom creates a precipitous, sometimes unnerving and sometimes thrilling new landscape.

与此同时，这个新的繁荣的景象创造出了一种危险的，有时让人小怕，时而让人惊心动魄的场景。

The mountainous countryside is visibly overpopulated, with even precipitous slopes planted with beans and other staples.

多山的农村地区出现明显的人口过剩，甚至连那里陡峭的斜坡上都种满了豆类农作物与其它的必需品。

To some extent, the modest uptick in income and standards of living reflects the precipitous growth of the Texas-Mexico border.

在某种程度上，人均收入和生活水平的温和上升反映了德州——墨西哥边境的经济增长。

That change in chemistry has led to staggering alterations in the lake's ecology, causing precipitous drops in the Aral Sea’s fish population.

化学成分的改变极大地改变了湖区的生态环境，导致咸海鱼类数量剧减。