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evaporate

UK //ɪˈvæp.ər.eɪt//US //ɪˈvæp.ə.reɪt//

词源

源自拉丁语 'evaporare'(e- '出' + vapor '蒸汽'),15世纪通过法语进入英语。

verb

❶ 指液体因受热而变成气体消失,常用于描述水或其他液体在高温下逐渐消失的过程。

“The water in the pot evaporated quickly on the hot stove.”

(锅里的水在热炉子上很快就蒸发了。)

“Morning dew evaporates when the sun rises.”

(晨露在太阳升起时蒸发。)

❶ 比喻事物突然消失或不再存在,常用于描述希望、资金等抽象概念的消失。

“His savings evaporated after the stock market crash.”

(股市崩盘后,他的积蓄化为乌有。)

“All her confidence evaporated when she saw the audience.”

(看到观众时,她的信心一下子消失了。)

同义词:vaporize, disappear, vanish, dissipate, dry up

常见短语

evaporate into thin air — 形容某物完全消失不见,就像蒸发到空气中一样,常用于表达突然或神秘的消失。

“The suspect seemed to have evaporated into thin air.”

(嫌疑人似乎凭空消失了。)