vaporised

/ˈveɪ.pər.aɪz/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈveɪ.pɚ.aɪz/ (ame, ipa)

vaporised — verb

  • vaporisedpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • vaporiseds3rd person singular
  • vaporiseding-ing form
  • vaporisededpast simple

1. to alter the physical state of a substance so that it becomes a gas — for exampl

1.動詞及物 / 不及物B2
釋義

to alter the physical state of a substance so that it becomes a gas — for example, when water reaches boiling point it turns to steam, or when frozen carbon dioxide changes directly from a block into gas without first becoming liquid

例句

By midday the sun had vaporised every drop of water in the garden pond.

transitive: vaporise + direct object

Otis left the pan on the stove until all the cooking wine had vaporised completely.

intransitive: no direct object

同義詞
  • evaporate

    more specific — refers only to liquids turning into gas at the surface, usually naturally; 'vaporise' includes solids (e.g. dry ice) and can be deliberate

  • boil away

    informal and more specific — refers to liquid being heated until it turns to vapour and disappears

  • atomise

    technical — refers to breaking liquid into fine droplets, not necessarily turning into gas

反義詞
  • condense

    the opposite process — turning from gas back into liquid

  • solidify

    turning from liquid or gas into solid

文法句型

vaporise + noun (liquid/solid)

vaporise into + noun

be vaporised

用法筆記

British English spelling: vaporise/vaporised/vaporising. The American English equivalent uses 'z' (vaporize/vaporized/vaporizing). The related noun in British English is vapour (US: vapor). This verb often describes a physical or chemical process and is common in scientific and cooking contexts.

常見錯誤

❌The water vaporised into steam' (redundant: vaporised already means turning into gas).
✅The water vaporised.' or 'The water turned into steam.
💡'vaporise' already contains the meaning of changing into a gas, so specifying 'into steam' is acceptable when the type of gas matters, but can feel redundant with 'into gas'.