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vapour

/ˈveɪpər/ /ˈveɪpɔːr/

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noun

蒸气，水汽，雾气

Cloudy diffused matter such as mist, steam or fumes suspended in the air.

Examples :

"After a hot shower, a thick vapour filled the small bathroom. "

洗完热水澡后，一团浓浓的水汽弥漫了整个狭小的浴室。

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noun

蒸汽，水汽。

The gaseous state of a substance that is normally a solid or liquid.

Examples :

"The bathroom mirror was covered in a thin film of vapour after my hot shower. "

我洗完热水澡后，浴室的镜子上蒙上了一层薄薄的蒸汽。

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noun

虚无缥缈, 幻想，空谈。

Something insubstantial, fleeting, or transitory; unreal fancy; vain imagination; idle talk; boasting.

Examples :

"His promises to help with the chores turned out to be just vapour; he never actually did anything. "

他答应帮忙做家务，结果都成了空谈，他根本什么都没做。

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noun

药 vapor，吸入剂。

Any medicinal agent designed for administration in the form of inhaled vapour.

Examples :

"The doctor prescribed a chest rub and a menthol vapour to help clear my son's congestion. "

医生开了胸部涂抹膏和一种含薄荷的吸入剂，以帮助缓解我儿子的鼻塞。

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noun

神经衰弱，疑病症。

(in the plural) Hypochondria; melancholy; the blues; hysteria, or other nervous disorder.

Examples :

"After a difficult week at school, Sarah's constant complaining and anxieties about her future showed signs of vapour. "

经过了艰难的一周，莎拉不停地抱怨，对未来的焦虑也日益加重，这些都显示出她有些神经衰弱的迹象。

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noun

风，屁。

Wind; flatulence.

Examples :

"After eating the bean burrito, a faint vapour escaped from Tom, causing his classmates to giggle. "

吃完豆子卷饼后，汤姆放了一个轻微的屁，引得同学们一阵窃笑。

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verb

蒸发，汽化。

To become vapor; to be emitted or circulated as vapor.

Examples :

"The spilled water began to vapour in the hot sun. "

洒出来的水在烈日下开始蒸发。

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verb

蒸发，汽化.

To turn into vapor.

Examples :

"to vapor away a heated fluid"

把受热的液体蒸发掉

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verb

蒸发，挥发

To emit vapor or fumes.

Examples :

"The boiling water on the stove began to vapour into the air, creating steam. "

炉子上沸腾的水开始蒸发成水汽，形成了蒸汽。

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verb

吹嘘，自吹自擂

To use insubstantial language; to boast or bluster.

Examples :

"Even though he hadn't finished the assignment, Mark began to vapour about how easy it was. "

即使他还没完成作业，马克就开始吹嘘这作业有多么容易了。

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verb

使...沮丧，使...无聊

To give (someone) the vapors; to depress, to bore.

Examples :

"His endless stories about collecting stamps really vapoured me at the family dinner. "

他在家庭聚餐上没完没了地讲集邮的故事，真是让我感到很无聊。