摘要：“Evaporate”源自拉丁语“evaporare”，由“e-”（出）和“vapor”（蒸汽、气）组成，字面意为“化为蒸汽”或“散发”。该词于15世纪进入英语，最初用于描述液体在热量或空气中转化为蒸汽的物理过程，后引申为比喻意义，如希望、财富或情绪的“消失”
evaporate
英 [ɪ'væpəreɪt] 美 [ɪ'væpəreɪt]
v.蒸发；失去水分；消失
“Evaporate”源自拉丁语“evaporare”，由“e-”（出）和“vapor”（蒸汽、气）组成，字面意为“化为蒸汽”或“散发”。该词于15世纪进入英语，最初用于描述液体在热量或空气中转化为蒸汽的物理过程，后引申为比喻意义，如希望、财富或情绪的“消失”或“消散”。与“vapor”和“vaporize”同根，强调从有形到无形的变化。
◉外刊例句
① The Economist, May 13, 2023
As temperatures rise, water resources in the region are evaporating at an alarming rate.
随着气温上升，该地区的水资源正以惊人的速度蒸发。
② The New York Times, August 9, 2024
Hopes for a quick resolution to the conflict evaporated as talks collapsed.
随着谈判破裂，迅速解决冲突的希望消失了。
③ The Guardian, February 25, 2022
The company’s profits evaporated after a series of poor investments.
在一系列糟糕投资后，公司的利润蒸发了。
◉经典名著
① 《Wuthering Heights》by Emily Brontë (1847)
Her dreams of happiness evaporated like mist before the harsh reality.
她的幸福梦想如雾般在残酷现实面前消散了
② 《The Scarlet Letter》by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1850)
The warmth of the crowd’s sympathy soon evaporated, leaving her in solitude.
人群同情的温暖很快消散，留下她独自一人。
◉Usage Notes
(1) If you heat the water,it will evaporate.
(2) Once you have seen fear and depression evaporate in the hot, intense beacon of awareness, you want to repeat the process.
(3) Nechyba and Vigdor also show that the peer effects evaporate once they consider the quality of teaching.
(1) 你要是把水加热，水会蒸发的。
(2) 但你发现在热烈的，强度的觉知下，恐惧与压抑消失了，你会想去重复这个过程。
(3) 内希巴和维格多还表示，一旦他们将教育质量因素纳入考虑范围，同伴效应就消失了。
◉Usage Examples
To evaporate is to fade away or to literally turn into vapor. If you leave a glass of water out and the water slowly disappears, it's not being consumed by elves; it's evaporating.
People often use the word evaporate metaphorically because it produces a strong image of something disappearing like vapor. When the economy goes through a rough patch, funding for projects like education and the arts tends to evaporate or disappear. Your feelings for a mate might evaporate after you spend too much time with him or her.
◉Colins
1. [V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]（使）蒸发；（使）挥发 When a liquid evaporates, or is evaporated, it changes from a liquid state to a gas, because its temperature has increased. [V] [be V-ed] [Also V n]
Moisture is drawn to the surface of the fabric so that it evaporates...
湿气被吸到织物表面从而蒸发。
The water is evaporated by the sun.
水在阳光照射下蒸发了。
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High temperatures also result in high evaporation from the plants...
高温也导致了植物水分的大量蒸发。
The soothing, cooling effect is caused by the evaporation of the sweat on the skin.
这种放松而又凉爽的感觉是由于皮肤表面汗液的蒸发而产生的。
2. [VERB 动词]（情绪）逐渐消失；（计划）逐渐落空；（活动）逐渐停止 If a feeling, plan, or activity evaporates, it gradually becomes weaker and eventually disappears completely. [V]
My anger evaporated and I wanted to cry...
我的怒气渐渐消失，想大哭一场。
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。
The project evaporated and Harry was left high and dry.
那个项目逐渐叫停，哈里陷入了困境。
来源：学无用的英语