parlous

英['pɑːləs] 美['pɑːrləs]
  • adj. 危险的;靠不住的;狡猾的
  • adv. 非常地;极度地
GRE
Adjective:
  1. fraught with danger;

    "dangerous waters"
    "a parlous journey on stormy seas"
    "a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat"
    "the precarious life of an undersea diver"
    "dangerous surgery followed by a touch-and-go recovery"

1. The incident graphically illustrates how parlous their position is.
这一事件生动地证明了他们目前的地位多么岌岌可危。

来自柯林斯例句

2. She is parlous handsome.
她潇洒极了.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

3. They had a parlous journey on stormy seas.
他们在风暴海洋上进行了一次危险的旅行。

来自辞典例句

4. But the parlous state of the world economy demands nothing less.
但是世界经济的危机要求的会更多.

来自互联网

5. There have five rooms two parlous and two toilets.
在那里有五个房间二危险的和二厕所.

来自互联网

    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. English tennis is in a parlous condition.
      英国网球运动不堪设想。
    2. They had a parlous journey on stormy seas.
      他们在风暴海洋上进行了一次危险的旅行。