| 单词 | precipitate |
| 释义 | pre·cip·i·tate I. transitive verb 1. a. < in dismay he precipitates himself once more upon his task — Eric Blom > b. < the Congo precipitates itself between the mountains, forming some thirty-two separate rapids and cataracts — Tom Marvel > < precipitated himself into skepticism — Kingsley Price > 2. a. < the completion of the railroad … precipitated the extinction of water-borne commerce — American Guide Series: Maine > b. < that the sudden withdrawal of alcohol from a chronic alcoholic may precipitate a delirium — Ency. Americana > < the power of dissolving Congress and precipitating a national election — A.N.Holcombe > 3. a. (1) < water precipitates camphor from its alcoholic solution > (2) < an ice-filled glass precipitates moisture from the air > b. < ward membership … may easily precipitate itself into many visible forms of behavior — Edward Sapir > intransitive verb 1. a. b. c. < Fascism precipitated toward its agony — Cecil Sprigge > 2. 3. < this desire or tendency precipitates into observable motion whenever counteracting causes are removed — Arthur Pap > as a. b. Synonyms: see speed II. 1. 2. < inductive generalizations … are the precipitate of past experience — H.N.Lee > III. 1. < Brazil was prompt, but not precipitate, in accommodating itself to the change — Walter Karig > < she was resolved to lose nothing by neglect or delay, but she also meant to do nothing precipitate — H.G.Wells > 2. a. b. < bare precipitate cliffs — American Guide Series: Vermont > 3. < an army in precipitate flight > < born … by precipitate delivery in a physician's office — Journal American Medical Association > : sudden, abrupt < hoping that her departure would not seem indecently precipitate — Victoria Sackville-West > Synonyms: < we'll load up the equipment and pull out in the morning — why be so precipitate — P.B.Kyne > < a precipitate attack was launched — S.M.Wilson > headlong indicates tearing rush with rash lack of observation and forethought < thousands and thousands of Belgians, pursuing with incredible speed and fury the Roman cavalry which soon turned in headlong flight — A.C.Whitehead > < a headlong leap into unconsidered undertakings — S.L.A.Marshall > impetuous may apply to hasty forcible impulsiveness or impatience that precludes thoughtful prudence < the impetuous Spaniard rushed eagerly into the water up to his armpits and drank greedily — American Guide Series: California > < impetuous rhetoric sweeps the author on to absurd generalizations — Reporter > hasty, in addition to stressing the notion of hurry, may suggest carelessness, thoughtlessness, or anger < hasty makeshifts take the place of planning, and temporary adaptations become fixed as permanent maladjustments — Arthur Geddes > < faithful observation accompanied by reasonable inference, as opposed to the careless use of the senses and the hasty guessing that characterize most people — Norman Foerster > abrupt applies to that which is done with sudden sharpness breaking away from a previous course or performed without warning or intimation < the frequent abrupt about-face maneuvers performed by Soviet propagandists — T.P.Whitney > < the reasoning that leads to this conclusion should be less abrupt. Jumping to conclusions is not permissible even among philosophers — O.S.J.Gogarty > sudden may heighten the notions of unexpectedness and haste without necessarily implying a break from a previous course < the car came to a stop, so sudden that it pitched both Clara and Hugh out of their seats — Sherwood Anderson > < after the southern attack on Fort Sumter, there was a sudden and remarkable transformation of feeling in the North — W.A.Swanberg > < the sudden rush of a fresh, strong, exhilarating, and unpredictable wind — B.R.Redman > |
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