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evaporating

UK //ɪˈvæp.ər.eɪ.tɪŋ//US //ɪˈvæp.ə.reɪ.tɪŋ//

词源

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。

verb

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。)

同义词:vaporizing, disappearing, vanishing, dissipating

常见短语

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。)