1. Looking beyond, the mountains rose precipitately and there was a fork in the river, one curving to the left and the other to the right. 再往前看，只见山势顿起，河道上扬，分向左右两方弯去。
2. He rushed forward precipitately rather than walked, hoping to find some side-street, to make his escape through it, and thus to break his scent once more. 他现在不是走而是往前奔了，一心只想能有一条侧巷，从那儿逃走，再次脱险。
3. And all our markets have suffered as overseas fund managers precipitately change their weightings in this region without taking time to weigh up the fundamentals. 另一方面，海外基金经理没有花点时间评估亚太区的基本因素，便突 然 改变他们在亚太区的投资比重，这使区内所有市场都蒙受损失。
