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单词 precipitate
释义
precipitate
verb
uk
/prɪˈsɪp.ɪ.teɪt/us
/prɪˈsɪp.ə.teɪt/

precipitateverb(MAKE HAPPEN)

[T]formal
to make somethinghappensuddenlyorsoonerthanexpected:
促成；使突如其来地发生；加速…的发生
Aninvasionwouldcertainlyprecipitate apoliticalcrisis.入侵肯定会加剧政治危机。
Fear oflosingherjobprecipitated(=suddenlyforced)herintoaction.对丢掉工作的恐惧促使她立即行动起来。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Causing things to happen
  • -induced
  • activate
  • activation
  • actuation
  • agent
  • attribute
  • attributesomethingtosomeone
  • implementation
  • in
  • inaugurate
  • inauguration
  • pioneer
  • reactivate
  • realization
  • realize
  • reattribute
  • reawaken
  • render
  • seed
  • spark
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precipitateverb(THROW)

[Tusually+ adv/prep]formal
tothrowsomeone or something from aheightwithgreatforce
使急落直下，使陡然下落
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Throwing
  • arm
  • cast
  • flick
  • heave
  • hurl
  • outpitch
  • overhand
  • peg
  • pelt
  • project
  • shy
  • sling
  • stone
  • thread
  • throwsomethingin
  • toss
  • underarm
  • underhand
  • wang
  • whang
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precipitateverb(CHEMISTRY)

[IorT]chemistryspecialized
If aliquidprecipitates,substancesin itbecomesolidandseparatefrom theliquid:
（使）沉淀，（使）淀析
Cooling thebeakerhelpsprecipitate thecompound.给烧杯降温有助于化合物沉淀。
If anyorganicsaltisformed, it will precipitate(out)immediately.如果有有机盐形成，它会立即沉淀。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Physical & chemical processes
  • absorbable
  • absorptive
  • absorptive capacity
  • acidification
  • addition reaction
  • condense
  • evaporate
  • evaporation
  • excitability
  • excitation
  • excite
  • exergonic
  • nuclear fission
  • oxidize
  • recondense
  • redox
  • refraction
  • rehydrate
  • reliquefy
  • solidify
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precipitate
noun[CorU]
chemistryspecialized
uk
/prɪˈsɪp.ɪ.tət/us
/priːˈsɪp.ə.t̬ət/
asolidsubstancethat isproducedfrom aliquidduring achemicalprocess:
沉淀物，析出物质
Afterfiltration, the precipitate wasdriedat 90°C.过滤后沉淀物被加热到90摄氏度进行干燥。
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Physical & chemical processes
  • absorbable
  • absorptive
  • absorptive capacity
  • acidification
  • addition reaction
  • condense
  • evaporate
  • evaporation
  • excitability
  • excitation
  • excite
  • exergonic
  • nuclear fission
  • oxidize
  • recondense
  • redox
  • refraction
  • rehydrate
  • reliquefy
  • solidify
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precipitate
adjective
formal
uk
/prɪˈsɪp.ɪ.tət/us
/priːˈsɪp.ə.t̬ət/
(alsoprecipitous)
If anactionis precipitate, it is donesoonerorfasterthanexpectedand without enoughthoughtorpreparation:
仓促的，贸然的，轻率的
Don't be precipitate -thinkit through before you make adecision.别太仓促——作决定前再好好想想。
Synonym
hasty
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Doing things without fear or proper thought
  • bravado
  • carpe diem
  • daredevil
  • desperado
  • devil-may-care
  • hotheadedly
  • hotheadedness
  • impetuous
  • impetuously
  • impetuousness
  • like lemmingsidiom
  • like there is/was no tomorrowidiom
  • precipitately
  • rashness
  • reckless
  • throw caution to the wind/windsidiom
  • tomorrow
  • trigger-happy
  • unafraid
  • with no thought forsomethingidiom
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Hurrying and doing things quickly
(Definition ofprecipitatefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

precipitate| American Dictionary

precipitate
verb[T]
fml
us
/prɪˈsɪp·ɪˌteɪt/

precipitateverb[T](MAKE HAPPEN)

to make somethinghappensuddenlyorsoonerthanexpected:
Aninvasionwouldcertainlyprecipitate awar.

precipitate

adjectiveus
/prɪˈsɪp·ə·t̬ɪt/
fml
We werealarmedby his precipitateactions.
precipitate
verb[I/T]
us/priˈsɪp·ɪˌteɪt/

precipitateverb[I/T](SEPARATE)

chemistry
toseparate, orcauseasubstancetoseparatefrom aliquidas asolid
precipitate
noun[C]
us/priˈsɪp·ə·t̬ɪt,-əˌteɪt/

precipitatenoun[C](SEPARATE)

chemistry
asubstancethatseparatesfrom aliquidas asolid
(Definition ofprecipitatefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofprecipitate

precipitate
In the absence of the complementary globin chains, the excess unbound - or -globin protein aggregates and precipitates, damaging cell membranes and leading to premature destruction.
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Existing explanations of domestic structural change focus on the role crises play in precipitating radical or episodic change.
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Their easy production announced a gracious and fertile imagination, which sometimes precipitated them toward error.
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No precipitating antibodies were detected in either sheep or rabbits.
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After incubation for 4 h the precipitates were washed again, transferred to the new tubes and their radioactivity determined.
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The aetiology of post-traumatic morbidity : predisposing, precipitating and perpetuating factor.
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They warn that youth employment is par t of a syndrome of "precocious development," precipitating a hastened transition to adulthood.
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The detection of fluid inclusions in surface precipitates is therefore difficult without experience.
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If a further substance is added, a powdery "metal calces" precipitates from the solution.
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Although further studies are needed to confirm this finding, it suggests that late-onset depression is more likely to be environmentally precipitated than earlyonset depression.
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The only option is to stop the analgesics, although this almost inevitably precipitates a temporary worsening of the headaches.
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Evaluation of proanthocyanidins, protein binding assays and protein precipitating potential.
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The omission of heavy metal staining is important when cytochemical methods are used that produce very fine precipitates.
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Post-lumbar-puncture headache is an example precipitated by leakage from the punctured lumbar theca.
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The work is a metaphor which portrays subtle transformations (or transmutations) in human existence precipitated by pervasive new technology.
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