The verb is pronounced /prɪ'sɪpəteɪt/. The adjective is pronounced /prɪ'sɪpɪtət/. 动词读作 /prɪ'sɪpəteɪt/,形容词读作/prɪ'sɪpɪtət/。
- VERB 使(通常指不好的事件或形势)突然发生;加速
If something precipitates an event or situation, usually a bad one, it causes it to happen suddenly or sooner than normal.
- The killings in Vilnius have precipitated the worst crisis yet...
维尔纽斯的几起谋杀事件导致了迄今为止最严重的危机。 - A slight mistake could precipitate a disaster.
小错误可能会招致大灾难。
- ADJ-GRADED (行动或决定)仓猝的,贸然的,突然的
A precipitate action or decision happens or is made more quickly or suddenly than most people think is sensible.
- I don't think we should make precipitate decisions...
我认为我们不应该贸然作出决定。 - Many of our current problems have been caused by precipitate policy making in the past.
我们目前的很多问题都是由过去仓猝制定的政策导致的。