precipitation

英 [prɪˌsɪpɪˈteɪʃn]

美 [prɪˌsɪpɪˈteɪʃn]

n.  降水，降水量(包括雨、雪、冰等); 沉淀; 淀析

复数：precipitations　

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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。
• Wetland design can moderate peak flow rate and volume of runoff discharge and sediment deposition during precipitation events.
  湿地项目可以缓和雨洪峰值流率及降水过程中的径流排放量和沉淀量。
• Similarly there is more precipitation in the Tibetan plateau, probably because of climate change.
  类似地，青藏高原的降水量也增加了，或许是由于气候变化。
• 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 annual precipitation and summer precipitation are very similar in terms of time scales and cycle characteristics.
  年降水量与夏季降水量在时间尺度和周期特征方面非常相似。
• Oxidation-reduction reactions are important in the solubilization and precipitation of iron and manganese.
  氧化还原反应在铁和锰的增溶和沉淀中具有重要作用。
• 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 plays an increasingly important part in meteorology for cloud, precipitation, hail and thunderstorm detection as well as the navigation of aircraft and ships.
  它在对云层、降水、冰雹和雷暴的气象探测以及在船舰和飞机的导航中，起着日益重要的作用。
• 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。
• 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。