precipitous decline

基本解釋

The news followed a government survey, released on December 1st that showed a precipitous decline in the fortunes of export manufacturers, confirming lots of anecdotal evidence.
在這則新聞之前，12月1日發(fā)佈了一項(xiàng)政府調(diào)查結(jié)果顯示，出口制造商的財(cái)富急劇縮水，也証實(shí)了大量傳聞。
The company said the action was 'in response to a precipitous decline in our business over the last 30 days.'
該公司表示，裁員是針對過去30天來業(yè)務(wù)急劇下滑而採取的行動。
In June, Fitch downgraded Sears Holdings debt to "B" from "B+, " due to the continuing deterioration of earnings, particularly the "precipitous decline during the first quarter of 2011."
6月份，惠譽(yù)（Fitch）將西爾斯控股債務(wù)評級從“B+”調(diào)低至 “B”，理由是其盈利持續(xù)惡化，特別是“2011年第一季度陡然下滑”。

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