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源自拉丁语 'evaporare'(使蒸发),由 'e-'(出)和 'vapor'(蒸汽)组成。14世纪通过法语进入英语。
❶ 指液体变成气体或蒸汽的过程,常因受热而发生。也可比喻事物逐渐消失或减少。
“The water in the pot is evaporating quickly under the hot sun.”
(锅里的水在烈日下迅速蒸发。)
“Her hopes of winning the competition are evaporating as time passes.”
(随着时间流逝,她赢得比赛的希望正在逐渐消失。)
evaporating dish — 实验室中用于蒸发液体的浅盘状容器,通常由耐热材料制成。
“Place the solution in an evaporating dish to concentrate it.”
(将溶液放入蒸发皿中使其浓缩。)