vaporize
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释义
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
词根拆分
词根派生vapor + -ize(使变成)=「使汽化」。与温和的 evaporate 不同,vaporize 很有冲击力:高热或撞击把固体或液体直接轰成气体,因此引申出「灰飞烟灭」的强烈含义。
词根 vapor 还连着 5 个词常用搭配
- 1.vaporize instantly瞬间汽化
- 2.vaporize the target汽化目标
例句
- 1.
Intense heat can vaporize even solid metal.
极高的热量甚至能让固态金属汽化。
- 2.
The explosion vaporized everything within meters.
爆炸让数米内的一切瞬间灰飞烟灭。
- 3.
The liquid vaporizes as soon as it hits the hot plate.
液体一接触热板就立即汽化。