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词汇 parlously
释义 parlously
adverb
 formaluk /ˈpɑː.ləs.li/ us /ˈpɑːr.ləs.li/
in a way that is very bad, dangerous, or uncertain:
There is little argument that post-war governments have been parlously short of skilled labour.
He was now parlously stuck in fourth place on the list.
Many Western economies were parlously weak and the financial system still stressed.
The local authorities are parlously under-resourced and simply cannot cope with the workload.
A string of injuries has left the team parlously placed to face a strong Australian side at the weekend.
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