音标：[pri'sipiteit]
n. 沉淀物, 凝结物, 结果
vt. 猛抛, 使陷入, 促成, 使沉淀
vi. 猛地落下
a. 突然的, 猛地落下的, 轻率的
【医】 沉淀[物], 使沉淀, 急遽的
在线英汉词典

precipitate的短语、例句：

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.