precipitate[pri'sipitit; -teit]adj.,n.1.■/pri'sipitit/vt.1.■猛抛;猛投;投掷;从空中掷下:The truck overturned and precipitated us into the ditch.卡车翻了,我们摔进了沟里。2.■使突然陷入(某种状态):The assassination of the king precipitated the country into war.由于国王遇刺, 该国顿时进入了战争状态。3.■(突如其来地)使发生,促成,促使…加快;引起:His remark precipitated my decision.他的话促使我做出决定。4.■【化学】使沉淀;使从溶液中分离:Water precipitates camphor from its alcoholic solution.水使樟脑从其酒精溶液中沉淀。5.■【气象学】使(水蒸气)凝结:An ice-filled glass precipitates moisture from the air.盛满水的玻璃杯使空气中的水分凝结。6.■使成形,使显形:Ward membership may easily precipitate itself into many visible forms of behaviour.监护人的资格很容易以许多显而易见的行为方式体现出来。vi.1.■【化学】沉淀,淀析2.■【气象学、物理学】(水汽等)凝结(成雨、露、雪等):Clouds usually precipitate as rain and snow.云常会凝结成雨或雪。3.■陡然下落4.■突然陷入某种状态(如破产):to precipitate towards one's agony陷入极度痛苦之中5.■仓促行动,鲁莽地行事6.■成形,显形:The tendency precipitates into observable motion.这种倾向以可以观察到的运动形式呈现出来。adj.1.■猛然落下的;陡峭的;倒栽下的2.■猛冲的;流得很快的3.■突如其来的,突然的4.■急促的;鲁莽的;仓促的5.■突然的;轻率的;仓皇的n.1.■【化学】沉淀物2.■【气象学、物理学】凝结物(如雨、雪、露水等)3.■(过程或行为的)结果precipitate someone (或 something) into使某人(或某物)突然陷入(某状态)变形vt.precipitatedprecipitating
precipitateprecipitate[priˈsipiteit]vt.1.■猛然扔[抛, 投]下2.■使(人)突然陷入(某种状态), 使突然发生(into)3.■加速, 促使, 促成4.■使沉淀(出), 淀析, 析出; (使)凝结, 降(水)precipitate oneself upon [against] the enemy猛攻敌人precipitate a country into a crisis使一个国家突然陷入危机precipitate oneself into (danger)使自已陷入(危险)precipitate the extinction of sth.促进某种事物的消灭