单词 | precipitate |
释义 | precipitate 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. 由於大使遇刺, 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 尤用於被动语态] ~ (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. precipitate, 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). precipitate 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. |
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