vt.促成；使 ... 沉淀；猛摔

n.沉淀物；冷凝物

adj.倉促的；迅猛的；感情用事的

All this will precipitate an economic crisis. 所有這些會促成經(jīng)濟(jì)危機(jī)。

It would only serve to precipitate his ruin. 它只會加速他的毀滅。

Iron and aluminum compounds precipitate as a voluminous sludge. 鐵和鋁的化合物成為一種體積龐大的蓬松的游渣沉淀下來。

The cart overturned and precipitated us to the ditch. 車子翻了，我們被摔進(jìn)了溝里。

A yellow precipitate should form immediately. 很快會形成一種黃色沉淀物。

The properties of precipitate is determined by these processes. 沉淀物的性質(zhì)由這些過程所決定。

They made a precipitate decision. 他們作了一個輕率的決定。

The king was too precipitate in declaring war. 國王在宣戰(zhàn)一事上過于輕率。

They acted with precipitate haste. 他們魯莽倉促地采取了行動。

A cool breeze caused a precipitate drop in the temperature. 冷風(fēng)使溫度急降。

precipitate的基本意思是“(使)突然發(fā)生; 使突然陷入”,指缺乏應(yīng)有的考慮和準(zhǔn)備而倉促決定或采取行動。引申可作“沉淀,析出”“冷凝”解。

precipitate可用作及物動詞,也可用作不及物動詞。用作及物動詞時接名詞或代詞作賓語。

precipitate接介詞into表示“突然使某人〔物〕進(jìn)入某種狀態(tài)”。

下列兩句的意思相同: 云在冬天會凝結(jié)成雪。The clouds precipitate as snow in winter.The clouds are precipitated as snow in winter.兩句中的as都不可以省去。