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vaporized

UK //ˈveɪ.pər.aɪzd//US //ˈveɪ.pɚ.aɪzd//

词源

源自拉丁语 'vapor'(蒸汽)+ 后缀 '-ize'(使...化),16世纪通过法语进入英语。

verb

❶ 指液体或固体因受热而迅速转化为气态,通常伴随明显的蒸汽或烟雾现象。

“The water vaporized instantly when it touched the hot pan.”

(水一碰到热锅就立刻蒸发了。)

“The scientist vaporized the metal sample to study its gaseous state.”

(科学家将金属样本汽化以研究其气态特性。)

❶ 在非正式语境中,可表示某物突然消失或被彻底摧毁,常带有夸张意味。

“My savings vaporized after the stock market crash.”

(股市崩盘后我的存款瞬间蒸发了。)

“The entire enemy battalion was vaporized by the missile strike.”

(整个敌军营被导弹袭击彻底摧毁。)

同义词:evaporated, dispersed, annihilated, vanished, dissipated

常见短语

vaporized into thin air — 形容某物突然完全消失不见,常用于神秘或戏剧性场景的描述。

“The ancient artifact vaporized into thin air when exposed to sunlight.”

(那件古文物在阳光照射下凭空消失了。)