grammar · medium
易错句子The puddle vapourred quickly in the hot sun.
正确表达The puddle vapoured quickly in the hot sun.
vapour 的重音在第一音节 /ˈveɪpə/,末尾音节不重读,所以加 -ed/-ing 时末尾的 r 不双写;双写只出现在重读的末尾音节后(如 occur → occurred)。因此正确形式是 vapoured、vapouring。
vapor的英式标准拼写。;蒸发;吹牛;使蒸发;使汽化
vapor (British spelling)
vapor的英式标准拼写。
British standard spelling of vapor.
一般现在时
Water vapours when it reaches its boiling point.
水达到沸点时就会蒸发。
一般过去时
The morning dew vapoured as the sun rose.
晨露在太阳升起时蒸发了。
现在进行时
The liquid is vapouring slowly in the heat.
这种液体在高温下正慢慢蒸发。
英式拼写,美式常拼作 vapor。
The puddle by the gate vapoured quickly in the morning sun.
早晨的阳光下,大门旁的水坑很快就蒸发掉了。
用法提示:vapour 在这里是动词过去式 vapoured,表示‘蒸发成水汽’,主语是水坑。
The hot soup is vapouring on the table, making the kitchen smell good.
热汤在桌上冒着热气,让厨房充满香味。
用法提示:vapouring 是 vapour 的现在分词,用作不及物动词,表示‘冒出蒸汽’。
If you heat this liquid, it will begin to vapour at around eighty degrees.
如果你加热这种液体,大约八十度时它就会开始蒸发。
用法提示:vapour 在此作动词原形,用在 begin to 之后,表示‘转变为蒸气’。
grammar · medium
易错句子The puddle vapourred quickly in the hot sun.
正确表达The puddle vapoured quickly in the hot sun.
vapour 的重音在第一音节 /ˈveɪpə/,末尾音节不重读,所以加 -ed/-ing 时末尾的 r 不双写;双写只出现在重读的末尾音节后(如 occur → occurred)。因此正确形式是 vapoured、vapouring。
grammar · medium
易错句子The water has already vapour into the air.
正确表达The water has already vapoured into the air.
现在完成时中 has/have 后面必须接过去分词,不能接动词原形;vapour 的过去分词是 vapoured,所以要写成 has vapoured。
grammar · medium
易错句子You can see the vapouring rising from the lake in the morning.
正确表达You can see the vapour rising from the lake in the morning.
这里谈的是“蒸汽”这种物质,要用名词 vapour;vapouring 是动词 vapour 的 -ing 形式,表示动作而不是物质,不能作这种名词用,所以应改为 vapour。
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