공기 중에 퍼져 있는 안개, 김, 연무 등의 눈에 보이는 기체
A substance diffused or suspended in the air, such as mist, steam, or smoke, especially one that is normally liquid or solid.
예문:
"The cooling towers released a steady stream of white vapor into the sky."
"A thin vapor of gasoline hung over the service station."
임계 온도 이하의 상태에서 압력만으로 액화될 수 있는 기체
A gaseous substance that is below its critical temperature and can be liquefied by pressure alone.
예문:
"The technician monitored the pressure required to condense the mercury vapor."
"At this temperature, the substance exists as a vapor rather than a true gas."
과거에 우울증이나 신경과민의 원인으로 여겨졌던 신체 내의 기운
A sudden feeling of faintness, nervousness, or depression, historically attributed to physical vapors within the body.
예문:
"In Victorian novels, characters often suffered from a fit of the vapors after receiving bad news."
"She retired to her room, claiming the vapors had overcome her senses."
액체나 고체가 증기가 되어 공기 중으로 흩어지거나 그렇게 만들다
To turn into or pass off in the form of vapor; to evaporate or cause to evaporate.
예문:
"The spilled alcohol began to vapor quickly in the warm room."
"The intense heat of the forge will vapor any moisture remaining in the metal."
실속 없이 큰소리를 치거나 뽐내며 허풍을 떨다
To talk in a boastful, pompous, or empty way without much substance.
예문:
"The politician continued to vapor about reform without offering a concrete plan."
"He spent the entire evening vaporing about his supposed connections in high society."