evaporate
verb uk/ɪˈvæp.ər.eɪt/ us/ɪˈvæp.ə.reɪt/
(BECOME GAS)
[ I or T ](尤指通过加热)(使)挥发,蒸发
to cause a liquid to change to a gas, especially by heating
The high concentration of sugars forms a syrup when the sap evaporates. 当树汁中的水分蒸发时,糖分就浓缩成糖浆。
Plants keep cool during the summer by evaporating water from their leaves. 夏天植物通过叶子蒸发水分保持清凉。
(DISAPPEAR)
[ I ]消失;消散
to disappear
Halfway through the movie reality evaporates and we enter a world of pure fantasy. 电影看到一半,我们就离开现实世界,完全进入了幻境中。