early 15c., "draw off (humors or spirits) as vapor," from Late Latin evaporatum, past participle of evaporare "disperse in vapor" (see evaporation). Intransitive sense by 1560s. Figurative use by 1610s. Related: Evaporated; evaporating.
双语例句
1. Blasting cold air over it makes the water evaporate.
向它喷射冷空气可以使水蒸发。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Your dreams always seem to evaporate, and nothing ever quite matches expectations.
你的梦想似乎总是逐渐破灭，从来没有什么事情能完全符合你的预期。
来自柯林斯例句
3. Like many others, Handford was relieved to see the spectre of 15% interest rates evaporate by the end of the day.
和其他很多人一样，当看到15%的利率的阴霾随着那天的结束而散尽时，汉德福感到一阵欣慰。
来自柯林斯例句
4. If you evaporate a little sea water on a porcelain dish ; on cooling, crystals of common salt will deposit on the sides of the dish.
如果你将少许海水放到瓷盘中蒸发,冷却后就会有普通食盐的结晶附着在盘的四周.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
5. Clearly, the star wars problem was not going to evaporate.
