perilous
adj
full of risk; dangerous多险的; 危险的
a perilous journey across the mountains 横越重山的艰险征途. perilously adv
perilously hot, fast, steep, etc 热得、 快得、 陡得...易出危险
They were perilously close to the edge of the precipice. 他们离悬崖边很近, 十分危险.
Our competitor has a better product. There's no denying it.
无可否认,我们的竞争对手拥有更好的产品。
Debt is better than death.
负债总比死亡强。
However, in recent times the old-age pension has only been paid to the poorest people because there has been an increase in the number of people out of work.189