evaporate

evaporate
[ɪˈvapəreɪt]
verb
  1. turn from liquid into vapour
    (使)蒸发
    [no obj.]cook until most of the liquid has evaporated.
    煮到大部分液体蒸发为止。
    [with obj.]this gets the oil hot enough to evaporate any moisture.
    这使得油的温度上升到足以蒸发掉所有的水分。
    ■lose or cause to lose moisture or solvent as vapour
    (使)挥发
    [with obj.]the solution was evaporated to dryness.
    溶液挥发干了。
    ■[no obj.](of something abstract) cease to exist
    (抽象事物)消失
    the militancy of earlier years had evaporated in the wake of defeat.
    失败之后,早些年的好战心理消失了。
派生
evaporable
adjective
evaporation
noun
evaporator
noun
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Latin evaporat- 'changed into vapour', from the verb evaporare, from e- (variant of ex-) 'out of' + vapor 'steam, vapour'
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