| 释义 |
e·vap·o·rate /ɪˈvæpəreɪt/ vt. | vi.
❶ vt.
1. 使蒸发；使挥发
Heat evaporates water. 热使水蒸发。
The sun evaporated the dew. 阳光化去了露水。
2. (通过加热)使脱水，去除…的水分
evaporate fruit 去除水果中的水分
3. 使消失；使消散
evaporate the contradiction between ends and means 化解目的和手段之间的矛盾
4. (通过升华)使(金属等)沉淀
5. 放射，发射(中子、电子等)
evaporate neutrons from a nucleus 从原子核放射出中子
evaporate electrons from a hot wire 从热线中放射出电子
❷ vi.
1. 蒸发；挥发
2. 发散蒸气；发散湿气
3. 消失；失踪；逝去
Rumours evaporated. 谣言平息了。
He always evaporated by Monday morning. 在星期一早晨前总是不见他的踪影。
Dreams quickly evaporate unless we hasten to put them into words. 做梦以后若不马上把梦境形诸言词很快就会忘得干干净净。
4. 缩减；衰退
5. 突然离去；死亡
After his first wife evaporated, he married the girl. 他在原配妻子死后与这位姑娘结了婚。
[< LL ēvapōrāre < E- + L vapor steam] |