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蒸发

zhēng fā

HSK 7–9

Meaning

  • to evaporate
  • evaporation

Definition

液体表面分子转化为气态的过程，也比喻事物突然消失或消散。

The process by which molecules at the surface of a liquid transform into a gaseous state; also metaphorically refers to the sudden disappearance or dissipation of something.

Usage

常用于描述水、酒精等液体的气化，也广泛用于比喻某人或某物凭空消失、不见踪影。

Commonly used to describe the vaporization of liquids such as water or alcohol, and widely used metaphorically to indicate that someone or something vanishes without a trace.

Examples

  • 1 夏天，地上的水很快蒸发了。 (In summer, water on the ground evaporates quickly.)
  • 2 他的积蓄因为投资失败全部蒸发了。 (His savings all evaporated due to investment failure.)
  • 3 刚还在眼前的猫突然蒸发了似的，找不到了。 (The cat that was just in sight suddenly seemed to evaporate and couldn't be found.)
  • 4 科学家研究液体在不同温度下的蒸发速率。 (Scientists study the evaporation rate of liquids at different temperatures.)
  • 5 那个失踪的案件中，所有证据都蒸发了。 (In that missing person case, all evidence evaporated.)

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