1 (used about a liquid) to change into steam or gas and disappear (指液体)蒸发:
The water evaporated in the sunshine.水在阳光下蒸发了。☞Look at condense. 参看 condense。
2 to disappear completely 完全消失:
All her confidence evaporated when she saw the exam paper.一看到试卷,她的信心都消失了。 ➔evaporation /ɪˌvæpəˈreɪʃn ||; ɪˌvæpəˈreʃən/ noun [U]
evaporate/Iˋvæpə͵ret; IˈvæpəreIt/v 1 [I,T] if a liquid evaporates it changes into a gas〔液体〕蒸发﹐汽化: The water had evaporated . 水蒸发了。2 [I] if a feeling evaporates, it disappears〔感觉〕消散﹐消失: His fears evaporated. 他的恐惧消失了。 —evaporation /I͵væpəˋreʃən; IˌvæpəˈreIʃ$n/n [U]
evaporateevaporateevaporatesevaporatedevaporatingverb (evaporates, evaporating, evaporated)If a liquid evaporates, it changes into a gas: Water evaporates if you heat it.