precipitate

柯林斯詞典

動(dòng)詞讀作pr??s?p??te?t。形容詞讀作pr??s?p?t?t。

1. V-T If something precipitates an event or situation, usually a bad one, it causes it to happen suddenly or sooner than normal. 造成…倉促發(fā)生[正式]
The killings in Vilnius have precipitated the worst crisis yet. 維爾紐斯的殺戮事件快速引發(fā)了迄今爲(wèi)止最嚴(yán)重的危機(jī)。
2. ADJ A precipitate action or decision happens or is made more quickly or suddenly than most people think is sensible. 倉促的[正式]
I don't think we should make precipitate decisions. 我認(rèn)爲(wèi)我們不應(yīng)該做出倉促的決定。