precipitation

英 [prɪˌsɪpɪˈteɪʃn]

美 [prɪˌsɪpɪˈteɪʃn]

n.  降水，降水量(包括雨、雪、冰等); 沉淀; 淀析

复数：precipitations　

TOEFLGREIELTS化学

BNC.17263 / COCA.11784

牛津词典

noun

• 降水，降水量（包括雨、雪、冰等）
  rain, snow, etc. that falls; the amount of this that falls
  1. an increase in annual precipitation
     年降水量的增加
• 沉淀；淀析
  a chemical process in which solid material is separated from a liquid

柯林斯词典

• 降水
  Precipitationis rain, snow, or hail.
• 沉淀；沉析
  Precipitationis a process in a chemical reaction which causes solid particles to become separated from a liquid.

英英释义

noun

• overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
  1. he soon regretted his haste
  Synonym:hastehastinesshurryhurriedness
• an unexpected acceleration or hastening
  1. he is responsible for the precipitation of his own demise
• the act of casting down or falling headlong from a height
• the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)
  Synonym:downfall
• the process of forming a chemical precipitate
• the quantity of water falling to earth at a specific place within a specified period of time
  1. the storm brought several inches of precipitation

双语例句

• Sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides also cause acidic precipitation, commonly called acid rain.
  二氧化硫和氨氧化物引起酸性降雨，常称为酸雨。
• This might mean more precipitation in the winter which might change the glacier, possibly making it advance.
  这可能意味着冬天更多的降水，这可能改变冰川，或许让它前进。
• How have soil temperatures been affected by the surface temperature and precipitation in the Eurasian continent?
  欧亚大陆地面温度和降雨是如何影响土壤温度的？
• It is an important process for seeded precipitation in sodium aluminate solutions.
  氧化铝生产过程中，铝酸钠溶液的晶种分解是一个非常重要的过程。
• The precipitation and filtration properties of prussian blue waste water are discussed.
  讨论了华蓝废水的滤过性能和沉降性能。
• Heavy vegetation may intercept a large amount of precipitation on its leaves.
  浓密的植被的叶子中能截留大量的降水。
• Feasibility, the technological process and effect of inclined plate precipitation deoiling devices in waste water treating are presented.
  介绍了斜板沉淀除油器在处理排放废水中的可行性及其工艺流程和处理效果。
• The tempering operation may be described as one of precipitation and agglomeration or coalescence of cementite.
  回火作业可以描述为渗碳体析出和凝聚或聚结的过程。
• The seasonal change of soil moisture had closed correlation to seasonal change of precipitation.
  土壤含水量的季节性变化，与降水量的季节性变化密切相关。
• The influence on precipitation acidity in different time and space is not alike due to geographical and meteorological conditions.
  由于当地地理位置和气象条件的差异，不同的时间和不同空间里影响的程度也不同。