"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的用法和样例:
例句
用作形容词 (adj.)
English tennis is in a parlous condition. 英国网球运动不堪设想。
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。
形容词
经典引文
Chapman's business affairs were in such a parlous state..he could pay her nothing.