柯林斯詞典precipitate (precipitating,precipitated,precipitates) 動詞讀作pr??s?p??te?t。形容詞讀作pr??s?p?t?t。1. V-T If something precipitates an event or situation, usually a bad one, it causes it to happen suddenly or sooner than normal. 造成…倉促發(fā)生[正式] The killings in Vilnius have precipitated the worst crisis yet. 維爾紐斯的殺戮事件快速引發(fā)了迄今爲止最嚴重的危機。2. ADJ A precipitate action or decision happens or is made more quickly or suddenly than most people think is sensible. 倉促的[正式] I don't think we should make precipitate decisions. 我認爲我們不應(yīng)該做出倉促的決定。 返回 precipitates