vaporize
UK/'veipәraiz/US
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Definitions
v.
To convert or be converted into vapour
（使）汽化，（使）蒸发
v.
To destroy something completely and instantly, as if turning it to gas
瞬间彻底摧毁，使灰飞烟灭
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedvapor + -ize (to make into) = 'to turn into vapor.' Unlike the gentle evaporate, vaporize is forceful: heat or impact blasts a solid or liquid straight into gas. Hence the dramatic sense of obliterating a target.
Root vapor still carries 5 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.vaporize instantly瞬间汽化
- 2.vaporize the target汽化目标
Example Sentences
- 1.
Intense heat can vaporize even solid metal.
- 2.
The explosion vaporized everything within meters.
- 3.
The liquid vaporizes as soon as it hits the hot plate.