precipitate /priˈsipiteit/ I. vt. 使突然/迅速发生：Illness precipitated her death. 疾病加快她的死亡。Falling sales precipitated the failure of the company.销售额下降促使该公司倒闭。‖II. adj. 急急匆匆的：a precipitate decline in Labour fortunes工党的机会的陡然下降