cause vapour to condense from rain, snow etc.
Noun:
a precipitated solid substance in suspension or after settling or filtering
Adjective:
done with very great haste and without due deliberation;hasty marriage seldom proveth well
hasty makeshifts take the place of planning
rejected what was regarded as an overhasty plan for reconversion
wondered whether they had been rather precipitate in deposing the king
Verb:
bring about abruptly;The crisis precipitated by Russia's revolution
separate as a fine suspension of solid particlesfall from clouds;rain, snow and sleet were falling
Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum
fall vertically, sharply, or headlong;Our economy precipitated into complete ruin
hurl or throw violently;The bridge broke and precipitated the train into the river below
用作动词 v.
～+介词precipitate against sb攻击某人precipitate sth down a cliff自山崖上抛下某物precipitate from the housetop从屋顶跳下precipitate in sth在…上突然进入precipitate a country into war使某个国家突然陷入战争precipitate oneself into danger使自己突然陷入危险precipitate sb into misery使某人突然陷入苦海precipitate over sth into使从…上进入precipitate to使到…的地步precipitate upon攻击
用作动词v.
precipitate as v.+prep.
凝结成… condense into sth
precipitate as sthClouds usually precipitate as rain or snow.云常会凝结成雨或雪。
precipitate from v.+prep.
从…中冷凝; 从…淀析出 condense from sth; cause a substance to do this from sth
precipitate into v.+prep.
猛摔进…; 使突然进入,陷入… throw forwards or downwards with great force into sth; force (sb/sth suddenly into a state or activity, usually bad)
precipitate sb/oneself/sth into sthThe cart overturned and precipitated us into the ditch.车子翻了,我们被摔进了沟里。
The accident precipitated them into the depth of adversity.意外事故使他们一下子陷入了苦海。
He precipitated himself into new troubles.他突然陷入新的烦恼之中。
He precipitated himself into fight.他奋力投入搏斗。
The border incident precipitated the two countries into war.边境事件使两国突然陷入战争。
The civil war precipitated the country into a crisis.内战使这个国家一下子陷入了危机。
She put up her hair and suddenly she was precipitated into maturity.她把头发束起,一下子就变得像大人了。
The company was precipitated into ruin when the exchange rate dropped.汇率下降时,公司一下子破了产。
precipitate to v.+prep.
使…突然…到 force (sb/sth suddenly to sth)
precipitate sth to sthHe lost his footing and was precipitated to the ground.他失足摔倒在地上。近义词 使发生导致…rash疹子fall落下cause引起hasten催促hasty匆匆的advance前进sudden突然的bring on引起occasion场合abrupt突然的trigger使发生hurried仓促的give rise to引起impulsive冲动的lead to导致，引起precipitous险峻的precipitant倾斜下落的overhasty太急速的过分轻率的…come down下降，落下，价格等跌…
用作动词(v.
用作不及物动词
S+～+ARain precipitates.突然下起了雨。
Crisis precipitated, as people expected.正像预料的那样,危机一下子出现了。
用作及物动词
S+～+ n./pron.The waterfall precipitates itself between the mountains.瀑布在山间急泻而下。
Her remark precipitated my decision.她的话促使我仓促作出决定。
Falling sales precipitated the failure of the company.销售额下降促使该公司倒闭。
All this would reduce profits and precipitate an economic crisis.所有这一切将会减少利润,导致经济危机。
Fears about the solvency of the banks precipitated the great economic crash.对银行偿付能力出现恐慌更加速了经济的崩溃。
How many wars have been precipitated by firebrands!多少次战争是由煽动者所引起!
v.动词
precipitate的基本意思是“使突然发生; 使突然陷入”,指缺乏应有的考虑和准备而仓促决定或采取行动。引申可作“沉淀,析出”“冷凝”解。
precipitate可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词。用作及物动词时接名词或代词作宾语。
precipitate接介词into表示“突然使某人〔物〕进入某种状态”。
动词65%,形容词18%,名词17%
用作及物动词All this will precipitate an economic crisis.所有这些会促成经济危机。
The cart overturned andprecipitatedus to the ditch.车子翻了，我们被摔进了沟里。用作名词A yellow precipitate should form immediately.很快会形成一种黄色沉淀物。
The properties of precipitate is determined by these processes.沉淀物的性质由这些过程所决定。用作形容词⎤