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Welcome to the Voice of America's News Words.
欢迎收看美国之音：新闻词汇。
A coronavirus outbreak in Fiji is stretching the health system and hurting the country's econom.
在斐济爆发的新冠病毒正在拉伸医疗系统，损害该国经济。
Evaporate.
蒸发，消失
A vaccination campaign has started, but officials are resisting calls for a lockdown out of fear for the Fijjan economy.
一场疫苗接种运动已经开始，但官员们出于对斐济经济的担忧抵制封锁的呼吁。
It shrank almost 20% last year when visits from travelers evaporated because of COVID travel bans.
去年，由于新冠肺炎旅行禁令，游客的到访减少了近20%。
In science, when something evaporates, it dries, turning from a liquid into an unseeable gas.
在科学上，当某种物质“evaporate”时，它就会变干，从液体变成一种看不见的气体。
But, English speakers also use the word to mean "disappear" or "dry up" suddenly.
不过，英语母语者也用这个词来表示“突然消失”或者“突然干涸”。
