evaporative
/ə̇ˈvapəˌrā|t|iv ēˈ-, -p(ə)rə|, |t|, |ēv also |əv/ (ame, mw)
evaporative — 形容詞
- evaporativepositive
- more evaporativecomparative
- most evaporativesuperlative
1. Connected with a liquid turning into gas, or caused by that change.
蒸發性
與液體變成氣體有關，或由此造成
Connected with a liquid turning into gas, or caused by that change.
The farm installed evaporative cooling pads beside the chicken sheds.
農場在養雞棚旁邊裝了蒸發式冷卻墊。
collocation: evaporative cooling pads
Evaporative loss left a white ring around the metal water tank.
蒸發性損失讓金屬水箱周圍留下了一圈白色痕跡。
collocation: evaporative loss
Anjali studied evaporative cooling in houses built for desert summers.
Anjali 研究了專為沙漠夏季而建的房屋所用的蒸發冷卻。
During the heat wave, evaporative misters kept customers comfortable outside the cafe.
熱浪來襲時，蒸發式噴霧讓咖啡館外的客人保持舒適。
The map shows evaporative ponds where shallow salt water dries fast.
地圖標出了蒸發池，裡面的淺鹽水乾得很快。
- cooling
Only overlaps when the lower temperature comes specifically from evaporation.
- drying
Focuses on becoming less wet, not on the physical change into vapor.
- evaporation-driven
More explanatory and technical, while 'evaporative' is the fixed adjective in standard collocations.
- non-evaporative
Describes a method or result that does not depend on evaporation.
文法句型
evaporative + noun
用法筆記
Usually before a noun in technical phrases such as evaporative cooling or evaporative loss. It points to a result or method that depends on liquid turning into vapor, not just any kind of cooling or drying.