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perilous

adjective
🔊/ˈperələs/
🔊/ˈperələs/
 (formal or literary)
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  1. very dangerous危险的；艰险的 synonym hazardous
    • a perilous adventure/journey危险的冒险/旅程
    Topics Dangerc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryPerilous is used with these nouns:
    • adventure
    • journey
    • situation
    • …
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    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French perillous, from Latin periculosus, from periculum ‘danger’, from the base of experiri ‘to try’.