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

• 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。
• The urban rainfall runoff pollution originates from the precipitation, the urban surface and the drainage system.
  城市降水径流污染中的污染物主要来自降水、城市地表和排水系统。
• 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。
• 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 commodity value of vinegar is seriously influenced by turbidity and precipitation.
  食醋浑浊与沉淀严重影响了食醋的商品性。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Finally, we used multi-regression to derive the relation between growing season, temperature and precipitation.
  最后利用多元回归分析方法探讨了植被生长季与温度和降水的关系。