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蒸发
zhēngfā
Description
水加热以后会变成气体，这个过程叫蒸发。
When water is heated, it turns into gas; this process is called 蒸发.
这个词也可以用来说一个人突然不见了。
This word can also be used to describe a person suddenly disappearing.
Meanings
蒸发zhēngfā
to evaporate; turn from liquid into vapor
太阳一晒，水很快就蒸发了。
The sun came out, and the water quickly evaporated.
蒸发zhēngfā
to vanish suddenly (of a person)
他好像从这个城市蒸发了。
He seems to have vanished from this city.
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Notes
- Etymology
蒸 (steam) + 发 (emit), literally 'to give off as steam'.
- Nuance
figurative sense of vanishing is informal and often slightly dramatic.
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