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evaporates

UK //ɪˈvæpəreɪts//US //ɪˈvæpəreɪts//

词源

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

verb

❶ 指液体因受热或暴露在空气中而转变为气体状态,逐渐消失的过程。常用于描述水、酒精等液体的自然现象或人为加热过程。

“Water evaporates quickly on a hot summer day.”

(在炎热的夏日,水会快速蒸发。)

“The alcohol in the solution evaporates at room temperature.”

(溶液中的酒精在室温下就会挥发。)

❶ 比喻事物逐渐消失或不再存在,常用于描述希望、记忆等抽象概念的消散。

“Her confidence evaporated when she saw the difficult test questions.”

(看到难题时,她的信心瞬间消散了。)

“The team's early lead evaporated in the second half.”

(球队的领先优势在下半场逐渐消失。)

同义词:vaporizes, disappears, vanishes, dissipates, dries 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 documents seemed to have evaporated into thin air.”

(那些文件似乎凭空消失了。)