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单词 evaporate
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
e•vap•o•rate /ɪˈvæpəˌreɪt/USA pronunciation   v., -rat•ed, -rat•ing. 
  1. Physicsto (cause to) change from a liquid or solid state into vapor or gas: [no object]The dew evaporated in the hot sun.[+ object]The hot sun evaporated the dew.
  2. to disappear; vanish:[no object]His hopes evaporated.
e•vap•o•ra•tion /ɪˌvæpəˈreɪʃən/USA pronunciation  n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
e•vap•o•rate  (i vapə rāt′),USA pronunciation v., -rat•ed, -rat•ing. 
v.i. 
  1. Physicsto change from a liquid or solid state into vapor;
    pass off in vapor.
  2. Physicsto give off moisture.
  3. to disappear;
    vanish;
    fade:His hopes evaporated.

v.t. 
  1. Physicsto convert into a gaseous state or vapor;
    drive off or extract in the form of vapor:The warm sun evaporated the dew.
  2. Physicsto extract moisture or liquid from, as by heat, so as to make dry or to reduce to a denser state:to evaporate fruit.
  3. to cause to disappear or fade;
    dissipate:His involvement in the scandal evaporated any hope he had for a political career.
  • Latin ēvapōrātus (past participle of ēvapōrāre to disperse in vapor); see e-, vapor, -ate1
  • late Middle English evaporaten 1375–1425
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged vaporize.
    • 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged evanesce.
    • 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged Evaporate, dehydrate, dry mean to abstract moisture from. To evaporate is to remove moisture by means of heat, forced ventilation, or the like, and thus to produce condensation or shriveling:to evaporate milk, sliced apples.To dehydrate is to remove moisture from a vegetable, fruit, or body tissue:to dehydrate fruit; dehydrated from running.To dry may mean to wipe moisture off the surface or to withdraw moisture by natural means, such as exposure to air or heat:to dry a dish, clothes.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
evaporate /ɪˈvæpəˌreɪt/ vb
  1. to change or cause to change from a liquid or solid state to a vapour
  2. to lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization, leaving a more concentrated residue
  3. to disappear or cause to disappear; fade away or cause to fade away
Etymology: 16th Century: from Late Latin ēvapōrāre, from Latin vapor steam; see vapour

eˈvaporable adj eˌvapoˈration n eˈvaporative adj eˈvapoˌrator n
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