资料来源 : pyDict
使蒸发,使排出蒸发,发散,泄露
资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Transpire \Tran*spire"\, v. t.
1. (Physiol.) To excrete through the skin; to give off in the
form of vapor; to exhale; to perspire.
2. (Bot.) To evaporate (moisture) from living cells.
Transpire \Tran*spire"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Transpired}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Transpiring}.] [F. transpirer; L. trans across,
through + spirare to breathe. See {Spirit}.]
1. (Physiol.) To pass off in the form of vapor or insensible
perspiration; to exhale.
2. (Bot.) To evaporate from living cells.
3. To escape from secrecy; to become public; as, the
proceedings of the council soon transpired.
The story of Paulina's and Maximilian's mutual
attachment had transpired through many of the
travelers. --De Quincey.
4. To happen or come to pass; to occur.
Note: This sense of the word, which is of comparatively
recent introduction, is common in the United States,
especially in the language of conversation and of
newspaper writers, and is used to some extent in
England. Its use, however, is censured by critics of
both countries.
资料来源 : WordNet®
transpire
v 1: pass through the tissue or substance or its pores or
interstices, as of gas [syn: {transpirate}]
2: exude water vapor; "plants transpire"
3: come to light; become known; "It transpired that she had
worked as spy in East Germany"
4: come about, happen, or occur; "Several important events
transpired last week"
5: give off (water) through the skin