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precipitate

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n.沉淀物 vt.猛抛,使陷入,促成,使沉淀 vi.猛地落下 adj.突如其来的,陡然下降(或下落)的,贸然轻率的

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precipitate为短语/超纲词汇

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形容词:precipitative 名词:precipitateness 副词:precipitately 动词过去式:precipitated 过去分词:precipitated 现在分词:precipitating 第三人称单数:precipitates

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precipitate


/prɪ'sɪpɪteɪt; prɪ`sɪpə,tet/
v
1 [Tn] (fml 文) cause (sth) to happen suddenly or soon(er); hasten 使(某事物)突然或迅速地发生; 加速
*events that precipitated his ruin 突然毁了他的事件
* One small error precipitated the disaster. 一个小小的错误酿成这一灾难.
2 [Tn, Tn.pr] (fml 文)
(a) throw (sb/sth) with force (as if) from a great height (似)自极高处将(某人[某物])猛然扔下; 猛摔(某人[某物]).
(b) ~ sb/sth into sth (fig 比喻) throw sb/sth suddenly (into a state or condition) 使某人[某事物]突然陷入(某种状况)
*The assassination of the ambassador precipitated the country into war. 由于大使遇刺, 该国顿时进入了战争状态.
3 (chemistry 化)
(a) [I] (of a substance) separate into solid form from the liquid in which it is held (指物质)沉淀, 淀析.
(b) [Tn] cause (a substance) to do this 使(物质)沉淀; 析出(某种物质).
4 [I, Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr esp passive 尤用于被动语态] ~ (sth) (as sth) (cause vapour to) condense and form rain, snow etc (使水气)冷凝成为雨、雪等
*The clouds precipitate/are precipitatedas snow in winter. 在冬天云冷凝成为雪.

n [C, U]
(a) solid matter that has been precipitated (precipitate 3b) from a solution 沉淀物; (液体的)析出物; 冷凝物.
(b) moisture condensed from vapour and deposited (as rain, dew, etc) (水气的)凝结物(如雨、露等).

/prɪ'sɪpɪtət; prɪ`sɪpə,tət/
adj
(a) violently hurried 急促的; 迅猛的
*a precipitate dash 猛冲.
(b) (of an action) done without care or thought; rash2 (指行动)鲁莽的, 未经考虑的, 仓促的
*his precipitate action in selling the property 他变卖财产的草率行为.
(c) (of a person) acting without care or thought; impulsive (指人)鲁莽的, 仓促行事的, 感情用事的.
1. All this would reduce profits and precipitate an economic crisis.
    所有这一切会降低利润并引起经济危机。

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