evaporate
gb/ɪvˈæpɚˌeɪt/ us/ɪvˈæpɚˌeɪt/
B2
Inglese
Accezioni
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Verbo
B2
process
1
liquid turns into gas
When water or another liquid evaporates, it changes into a gas. Heat can also evaporate a liquid.
Schema d'uso:
[liquid] evaporates; evaporate [liquid]
Errore comune:
Evaporate is not the same as boil; a liquid can evaporate without boiling.
Sinonimi
vaporize (More technical; can suggest a faster or more complete change into vapor.)
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boil away (Implies heat and disappearance through boiling.)
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dry up (More informal; focuses on the liquid being gone rather than on the gas state.)
Contrari
condense (A gas changes back into a liquid.)
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liquefy (Something becomes liquid rather than gas.)
Collocazioni
water evaporates
|moisture evaporates
|sweat evaporates
|puddles evaporate
|solvent evaporates
|evaporate quickly
|evaporate slowly
|evaporate in the sun
|evaporate into the air
|allow to evaporate
Temi
science
|weather
|cooking
|daily_life
Esempi
- After the storm, the puddles evaporated in the afternoon sun.
- Leave the paint uncovered for a few minutes so the solvent can evaporate.
- Heat helps evaporate water from the surface of the soil.
Esempi per chi studia
- The water will evaporate.
- Sweat evaporates from your skin.
Verbo
C1
process
2
something disappears or fades
If a feeling, hope, advantage, or amount of money evaporates, it disappears or is lost.
Schema d'uso:
[hope/confidence/support/money/lead] evaporates
Errore comune:
In neutral style, this figurative use is usually for abstract things, not people.
Sinonimi
vanish (Slightly more dramatic and often sudden.)
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disappear (More general and neutral.)
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dissipate (Suggests gradual fading or spreading away.)
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melt away (Suggests a gentle or gradual loss.)
Contrari
remain (Continue to exist instead of disappearing.)
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persist (Continue despite time, pressure, or difficulty.)
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grow (Increase rather than fade or be lost.)
Collocazioni
hopes evaporate
|confidence evaporates
|enthusiasm evaporates
|support evaporates
|trust evaporates
|lead evaporates
|profits evaporate
|savings evaporate
|quickly evaporate
|suddenly evaporate
Temi
abstract
|emotions
|business
|sports
Esempi
- Any hope of a quick agreement evaporated after the meeting.
- The team's ten-point lead evaporated in the final minutes.
- When prices rose, consumer confidence evaporated.
Esempi per chi studia
- My excitement evaporated when I saw the long line.
- Their savings quickly evaporated.
Verbo
technical
C1
action
3
remove liquid by evaporation
To evaporate a mixture is to remove its liquid by heating it or leaving it open.
Schema d'uso:
evaporate [liquid] from [substance]; evaporate [solution] to dryness
Errore comune:
In everyday cooking, reduce is often more natural than evaporate for sauces.
Sinonimi
dry (More general; does not always specify evaporation.)
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dehydrate (Usually means remove water from food or material.)
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concentrate (Emphasizes making a mixture stronger after liquid is removed.)
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reduce (Common in cooking for boiling off liquid.)
Contrari
dilute (Add liquid and make a mixture weaker.)
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hydrate (Add or restore water.)
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moisten (Make something wet or slightly wet.)
Collocazioni
evaporate the solvent
|evaporate excess water
|evaporate moisture
|evaporate a solution
|evaporate to dryness
|evaporate under vacuum
|partially evaporate
|evaporate off the alcohol
|evaporate in a pan
|evaporate the liquid
Temi
science
|cooking
|manufacturing
Esempi
- The chemist evaporated the solvent and examined the solid that remained.
- The milk is evaporated to make it thicker and easier to store.
- To make the syrup, producers evaporate excess water from the sap.
Esempi per chi studia
- They evaporated water from the juice.
- The lab evaporated the liquid.
Grammatica
Forma base
evaporate
IPA
GB/ɪvˈæpɚˌeɪt/
US/ɪvˈæpɚˌeɪt/
Sillabe e accento
evap - or - ate (3 sillabe)
Stress on 2nd syllable (or)
Forme flesse
Verb
- Base: evaporate
- 3rd Person Singular: evaporates
- Present Participle: evaporating
- Past: evaporated
Espressioni
evaporate into thin air
1/ɪvˈæpɚˌeɪt ˈɪntu θˈɪn ˈɛɹ/
idiom
disappear without a trace
To suddenly or completely disappear.
Esempi
- The promised funding seemed to evaporate into thin air after the election.
- By the time the police arrived, the suspect had evaporated into thin air.
- The files did not evaporate into thin air; someone must have deleted them.
evaporated milk
1/ɪvˈæpɚˌeɪtɪd mˈɪlk/
fixed phrase
concentrated canned milk
Thick canned milk with part of the water removed.
Esempi
- The recipe calls for one can of evaporated milk.
- Evaporated milk gives the soup a creamy texture without making it sweet.
- She used evaporated milk because fresh milk was hard to store.
evaporative cooling
1/ɪvəpɚətɪv kˈulɪŋ/
fixed phrase
technical
cooling through evaporation
A way of cooling something when water or another liquid evaporates and carries heat away.
Esempi
- Sweating uses evaporative cooling to lower body temperature.
- Evaporative cooling works best in hot, dry climates.
- The building uses evaporative cooling instead of standard air conditioning.