evaporation

noun
🔊/ɪˌvæpəˈreɪʃn/
🔊/ɪˌvæpəˈreɪʃn/
[uncountable]
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  1. the process of a liquid changing or being changed into a gas
    • Heat and wind can cause evaporation.热和风会导致蒸发。
    • evaporation (of something) (from something) Snow cover prevents evaporation of water from the soil.积雪可以防止水从土壤中蒸发。
    Topics Physics and chemistryc1
  2. the process of gradually becoming less and less (逐渐)消失,消散,衰减
    • the evaporation of wealth 财富的蒸发