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。
• 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？
• 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。
• The present paper is mainly about the relationship between Arctic Sea-Ice and the precipitation of North china.
  文中主要研究了北极海冰与中国华北地区降水的关系。
• 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。
• They also modified the precipitation at the transplant sites based on altered rainfall estimates.
  根据预期的降雨量变化，他们还改变了移植地的降水量。
• Major treatment methods for arsenic include sulfide precipitation, or complexation with polyvalent heavy metals.
  砷的主要处理方法有硫化物沉淀法，或与多价重金属络合。
• Increase of spring temperature and precipitation promotes early beginning dates of growing season.
  春季温度和降水上升，促进生长季开始日期提前。
• 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。
• 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。