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 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。)
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。)
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。)
A precipitous path led down the mountainside.(沿着山腰下来有一条陡峭的山路。)
The precipitous gorge stunned us.(这险峻的峡谷令我们惊叹。)
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。)
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。)
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。)
We finally clambered up the precipitous cliff.(我们终于登上了险峻的峭壁。)
