precipitate

英 [prɪ'sɪpɪteɪt] 美 [prɪ'sɪpɪteɪt]

• vt. 促成；使 ... 沉淀；猛摔
• n. 沉淀物；冷凝物
• adj. 仓促的；迅猛的；感情用事的

双解释义

v. (动词)

1. vt. & vi. (使)突然发生

   (cause to) happen suddenly or sooner; hasten

2. vt. 使突然陷入

   throw sb/sth suddenly into

3. vt. 沉淀,析出

   cause a substance to do this

4. vt. & vi. (使水汽)冷凝成为雨、雪等

   (cause vapour to) condense from rain, snow etc.

英英释义

Noun:

1. a precipitated solid substance in suspension or after settling or filtering

Adjective:

1. 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:

1. bring about abruptly;

   "The crisis precipitated by Russia's revolution"
   

2. separate as a fine suspension of solid particles

3. fall from clouds;

   "rain, snow and sleet were falling"
   "Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum"
   

4. fall vertically, sharply, or headlong;

   "Our economy precipitated into complete ruin"
   

5. hurl or throw violently;

   "The bridge broke and precipitated the train into the river below"
   

例句

用作及物动词 (vt.)

1. All this will precipitate an economic crisis.
   所有这些会促成经济危机。
2. It would only serve to precipitate his ruin.
   它只会加速他的毁灭。
3. Iron and aluminum compounds precipitate as a voluminous sludge.
   铁和铝的化合物成为一种体积庞大的蓬松的游渣沉淀下来。
4. The cart overturned and precipitated us to the ditch.
   车子翻了，我们被摔进了沟里。

用作名词 (n.)

1. A yellow precipitate should form immediately.
   很快会形成一种黄色沉淀物。
2. 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 (adj.)

1. They made a precipitate decision.
   他们作了一个轻率的决定。
2. The king was too precipitate in declaring war.
   国王在宣战一事上过于轻率。
3. They acted with precipitate haste.
   他们鲁莽仓促地采取了行动。
4. A cool breeze caused a precipitate drop in the temperature.
   冷风使温度急降。

常见句型

用作动词 (v.)

用作不及物动词

S+～(+A)

1. Rain precipitates.
   突然下起了雨。
2. 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.

1. The waterfall precipitates itself between the mountains.
   瀑布在山间急泻而下。
2. Her remark precipitated my decision.
   她的话促使我仓促作出决定。
3. Falling sales precipitated the failure of the company.
   销售额下降促使该公司倒闭。
4. 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。
5. 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。
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6. How many wars have been precipitated by firebrands!
   多少次战争是由煽动者所引起!

经典引文

• And Dadaces..spear-struck fell Precipitate from his ship.

  出自： J. S. Blackie

• No alternative but to perish by the..sword, or to precipitate themselves into the ocean.

  出自： T. Pennant

• He became aware..that there was suddenly nothing to tread on, and found himself precipitated downwards.

  出自： T. Hardy

• Is it into this world of jangling suspicion..that the clergy of the future are to be precipitated?

  出自： R. Lynd

常用短语

用作动词 (v.)

precipitate as (v.+prep.)

凝结成… condense into sth
precipitate as sth
Clouds 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 sth
The 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 sth
He lost his footing and was precipitated to the ground.

他失足摔倒在地上。

词汇搭配

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

词语用法

v. (动词)

1. 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。
2. 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。
3. precipitate接介词into表示“突然使某人〔物〕进入某种状态”。

近反义词

【近义词】

• sudden 突然的
• hasty 匆匆的
• hasten 催促
• bring on 引起
• cause 引起
• lead to 导致，引起
• occasion 场合
• give rise to 引起；使发生；导致...
• trigger 使发生
• advance 前进
• rash 疹子
• impulsive 冲动的
• hurried 仓促的
• abrupt 突然的
• precipitous 险峻的
• fall 落下
• 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...