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。