slippery slope

短语

n. 灾难性的急剧下滑

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词形变化

slippery slopes 复数 slippery slopes

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A chain of events that, once initiated, cannot be halted; especially one in which the final outcome is undesirable or precarious.

    滑坡

    滑坡谬误

    比喻

    I think basing your actions off an assumption like that is a slippery slope that is going to get you in trouble.

    She's gotten herself on a slippery slope to being dismissed.

  2. 2.

    A logical fallacy in which a party asserts that a particular result will probably follow from a given decision or circumstance, without necessarily providing any rational argument for the likelihood of the assumed consequence.

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