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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Kuitun environmental monitoring station monitored acid rain in2002 for mastering atmospheric precipitation status and major contamination of Kuitun city.
  为了解奎屯市大气降水状况及主要污染物，奎屯市监测站于2002年对大气降水进行了为期一年的酸雨监测。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Increased precipitation intensity and variability is projected to increase the risks of flooding and drought in many areas.
  许多地方降水强度和变率的增加将使洪旱危险性上升；
• Relation between temperature and precipitation with beginning dates of growing season is more significant than with end dates.
  生长季开始日期与温度和降水的关系比结束日期要显著。