precipitate something
表示‘促成’或‘使突然发生’。
The scandal precipitated his resignation.
这起丑闻促使他辞职了。
引发；促使；使突然发生
precipitated — past of precipitate
沉淀；析出；降水；凝结落下；使突然陷入；使骤然陷入；抛下；使坠落；猛然跌落；一头栽下
To cause something to happen suddenly or quickly.
使突然、迅速地发生。
To make something happen suddenly and quickly.
从高处抛下物体或人。
To throw an object or person from a great height.
使猛然陷入某种状态或境况。
To send violently into a certain state or condition.
(化学)从溶液中析出成固体。
(chemistry) To come out of a liquid solution into solid form.
(化学)使物质从溶液中析出为固体。
(chemistry) To separate a substance out of a liquid solution into solid form.
空气中的水以雨、雪、雨夹雪或冰雹等形式落到地面；凝结成水滴降落。
To have water in the air fall to the ground, for example as rain, snow, sleet, or hail; be deposited as condensed droplets.
使(空气中的水)凝结或降落到地面。
To cause (water in the air) to condense or fall to the ground.
头朝下坠落。
To fall headlong.
过于仓促行事；鲁莽。
To act too hastily; to be precipitous.
一般现在时
The storm precipitates heavy rain.
风暴导致大雨。
一般过去时
The economic crisis precipitated a recession.
经济危机导致了衰退。
现在完成时
The experiment has precipitated a solid.
实验已经沉淀出固体。
precipitate 作为动词有“使发生；促进”和“使沉淀”两种常见义项，注意区分语境。
The economic crisis precipitated a sharp drop in stock prices.
经济危机突然引发了股价的急剧下跌。
用法提示：动词“precipitated”表示“突然引发”。
His careless remarks precipitated a heated argument between the two colleagues.
他轻率的言论导致两位同事之间爆发了激烈的争论。
用法提示：动词“precipitated”表示“导致（突然发生）”。
The sudden storm precipitated the evacuation of the coastal town.
突来的暴风雨促使沿海小镇进行了疏散。
用法提示：动词“precipitated”表示“促使（突然发生）”。
表示‘促成’或‘使突然发生’。
The scandal precipitated his resignation.
这起丑闻促使他辞职了。
用于描述化学或物理沉淀过程。
Cooling the solution precipitates the salt from it.
冷却溶液会使盐从其中沉淀出来。
强调沉淀的形态。
The compound precipitates as a white powder.
该化合物沉淀为白色粉末。
强调加快过程，但语气略弱于precipitate
更中性，不强调突发性
更正式，常用于商务或行政
强调诱因，但可能不如precipitate直接
grammar · medium
易错句子He participated the crisis.
正确表达He precipitated the crisis.
precipitate意为“引发”，而participate意为“参与”，拼写相似但意义不同，学习者容易混淆。
grammar · medium
易错句子The event precipitated to a disaster.
正确表达The event precipitated a disaster.
precipitate作及物动词表示“促成”时直接接宾语，不需要介词to，学习者受中文“导致”的搭配影响误加介词。
与precipitate作为'促成'义项相对
precipitate是动词，表示'促成'或'使沉淀'；precipitous是形容词，表示'陡峭的'或'仓促的'
precipitate强调'使发生'或'使沉淀'，而participate表示'参加'，两者拼写相似但意义完全不同
precipitate是动词，precipitation是名词，后者指'降水'或'沉淀物'
引发危机
The sudden economic downturn precipitated a national crisis.
突然的经济衰退引发了一场全国性危机。
引发战争
The border dispute could precipitate a war between the two countries.
边界争端可能引发两国间的战争。
促成变化
The new policy precipitated a significant change in the company's culture.
新政策促成了公司文化的重大变化。
引发反应
His remarks precipitated an angry reaction from the crowd.
他的言论引发了人群的愤怒反应。
促成垮台
The scandal precipitated the downfall of the government.
丑闻促成了政府的垮台。
促成化学反应或事件加速的物质或因素
与沉淀过程相关的固体物质
比喻突然大量发生的事物
强调发生的突然性，与precipitate的突然含义相关
与precipitate的轻率、仓促含义相关
引发危机
The sudden resignation of the CEO precipitated a crisis in the company.
CEO的突然辞职在公司引发了一场危机。
使某人陷入（困境等）
His reckless decision precipitated the company into bankruptcy.
他的鲁莽决定使公司陷入破产。
促使事情发生（尤指加速）
The mediator's proposal precipitated matters and led to a quick settlement.
调解人的提议促使事情加速发展，并迅速达成了和解。
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