evaporate
英 /ɪˈvæpəreɪt/ 美 /ɪˈvæpəreɪt/
- v. 蒸发；使蒸发to change from liquid into gas, or cause this change
- v. 逐渐消失；消散to disappear, especially gradually
The puddles evaporated quickly in the warm afternoon sun.
水洼里的水在温暖的午后阳光下很快蒸发了。
As temperatures rise, water evaporates more rapidly from reservoirs, increasing pressure on supplies in drought-prone regions.
随着气温升高，水库中的水蒸发得更快，加剧了易旱地区的供水压力。
搭配
water evaporates 水蒸发evaporate rapidly 迅速蒸发moisture evaporates 水分蒸发hopes evaporate 希望逐渐破灭
辨析提示
蒸发不一定要沸腾；evaporate也可比喻希望等消失。
词族
evaporation (n.)、evaporative (adj.)
近义 vaporise、disappear
反义 condense
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