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1. Oxford Dictionary

   precipitate

   • v.
     cause (an event or situation, typically one that is undesirable) to happen suddenly, unexpectedly, or prematurely；cause to move suddenly and with force
   • adj.
     done, made, or acting suddenly or without careful consideration；occurring suddenly or abruptly
   • n.
     a substance precipitated from a solution.

   • verb: precipitate, 3rd person present: precipitates, gerund or present participle: precipitating, past tense: precipitated, past participle: precipitated

2. • 釋義

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. cause (an event or situation, typically one that is undesirable) to happen suddenly, unexpectedly, or prematurely the incident precipitated a political crisis 同義詞 bring about, bring on, cause, lead to, occasion, ... 更多give rise to, trigger, spark, touch off, provoke, hasten, accelerate, expedite, speed up, advance, quicken, push forward, further, instigate, induce
   • ▪ cause to move suddenly and with force suddenly the ladder broke, precipitating them down into a heap 同義詞 hurl, catapult, throw, plunge, launch, ... 更多project, fling, cast, heave, propel
   • ▪ send someone or something suddenly into a particular state or condition they were precipitated into a conflict for which they were quite unprepared
   • 2. cause (a substance) to be deposited in solid form from a solution cell proteins were then precipitated and washed in 10% trichloroacetic acid
   • ▪ cause (drops of moisture or particles of dust) to be deposited from the atmosphere or from a vapour or suspension excess moisture is precipitated as rain, fog, mist, or dew

   adj.

   形容詞

   • 1. done, made, or acting suddenly or without careful consideration I must apologize for my staff—their actions were precipitate 同義詞 hasty, overhasty, rash, hurried, rushed, ... 更多impetuous, impulsive, spur-of-the-moment, precipitous, incautious, imprudent, injudicious, ill-advised, heedless, reckless, hare-brained, foolhardy, informalharum-scarum, previous, raretemerarious
   • ▪ occurring suddenly or abruptly a precipitate decline in Labour fortunes 同義詞 sudden, rapid, swift, abrupt, meteoric, ... 更多headlong, speedy, quick, fast, hurried, breakneck, violent, precipitous, unexpected, without warning, unanticipated, unforeseen, rareprecipitant

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a substance precipitated from a solution.