parlous

英 [ˈpɑːləs]

美 [ˈpɑːrləs]

adj.  恶劣的; 动荡的; 危险的

GRE

BNC.33017 / COCA.38676

牛津词典

adj.

• 恶劣的；动荡的；危险的
  very bad and very uncertain; dangerous

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 恶劣的；危险的
  If something is in aparlousstate, it is in a bad or dangerous condition.
  1. ...the parlous state of our economy.
     我们经济的严峻形势

英英释义

adj

• fraught with danger
  1. dangerous waters
  2. a parlous journey on stormy seas
  3. a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat
  4. the precarious life of an undersea diver
  5. dangerous surgery followed by a touch-and-go recovery
  Synonym:perilousprecarioustouch-and-go

双语例句

• But things are not as parlous as they sound.
  不过事情其实并没有听上去那么危险。
• What is even more difficult to understand is why the IMF is now also proposing that Greece should apply more of the same policy prescriptions that have brought its economy to its current parlous state.
  更加难以理解的是，imf为何现在还在提议，希腊应更多地采用令该国经济陷入目前危险境地的那些政策处方。
• 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。
• For Pakistan, a country with parlous public finances already forced to hold back on a planned purchase of three German submarines, China offers a cheaper option and long-term credit.
  因公共财政困境，巴基斯坦此前被迫终止购买三艘德国潜艇。中国为其提供了更廉价的选择和长期信贷。
• But this year, thanks to both the parlous state of government finances and renewed attempts to make universities compete among themselves for students, the landscape is significantly different.
  但在今年，由于政府财政不容乐观，政府再次尝试促使高校间为生源展开竞争，如今情况完全不同于以往了。
• 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.
  危险海域；在风大浪急的海面的危险旅程；用一艘小船穿越大西洋的航行是很危险的；一名海下潜水员的危险生活；危险的手术后是简略的恢复。
• If it were ever to default, the result would be disaster for virtually all other governments, many of which are in a more parlous fiscal state than the US in any case.
  倘若它决定违约，其结果对其它所有政府几乎都是灾难性的许多政府的财政状况都比美国更危险。
• A parlous journey on stormy seas.
  在风暴海洋上的一次危险的旅行。
• The alternative might be to cede control to the UAW, the second-biggest shareholder, which is hardly blameless for GM's current parlous state.
  可供选择的余地也许把权利让与第二大股东&汽车联合工会，对当前通用公司的危急状况，工会几乎不受指责。
• In the 1970s, DFI developed in the parlous state of financial relations, which is considered as a vital tool to avoid risks, with the breakdown of the Bretton Woods System, the suddenly-erupted worldwide oil crisis, and the violently fluctuated interest rates and exchange rate.
  20世纪70年代，在布雷顿森林体系解体、世界性石油危机爆发、利率和汇率剧烈波动的异常经济环境下，衍生金融工具作为规避风险的重要工具逐渐发展起来。