"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"
parlous的用法和樣例:
例句
用作形容詞 (adj.)
English tennis is in a parlous condition. 英國網球運動不堪設想。
They had a parlous journey on stormy seas. 他們在風暴海洋上進行了一次危險的旅行。
形容词
經典引文
Chapman's business affairs were in such a parlous state..he could pay her nothing.