parlous

par·lous /ˈpɑːləs $ ˈpɑːr-/ adjectiveadj formal

BADin a very bad or dangerous condition 状况极坏的；非常危险的

The country’s police force was in a parlous state in 1990.

1990 年该国的警察部队危机重重。

Examples from the Corpus

parlous• His priority is his own increasingly parlous situation at home.• Derbyshire is probably in the most parlous state of all the first-class counties.• But it still didn't stop me having a perfectly valid opinion on the parlous state of contemporary kits.• the parlous state of the country's economy• The mill was relegated to storage for many years, and by the 1960s was in a somewhat parlous state.• The death of Vial left his widow in parlous straits.

parlous state• The mill was relegated to storage for many years, and by the 1960s was in a somewhat parlous state.• Derbyshire is probably in the most parlous state of all the first-class counties.• But it still didn't stop me having a perfectly valid opinion on the parlous state of contemporary kits.

Origin parlous

(1300-1400) perilous

par·lous adjectiveadj

Chinese

Syllable

Corpus

BNC: 33017 COCA: 38676

parlous

Dangerous or harmful: dangerous, harmful, disastrous...

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