precipitate

释义

n. 沉淀物, 凝结物, 结果\nvt. 猛抛, 使陷入, 促成, 使沉淀\nvi. 猛地落下\na. 突然的, 猛地落下的, 轻率的

例句

The riot was precipitated when four black men were arrested.

这场骚乱是因为四名黑人男子的被捕而突然引发的。