sublimate
v[Tn]
1 (psychology 心) express (instinctual urges, esp sexual ones) in more socially acceptable ways 以較符合社會準則的方式表現(本能的沖動, 尤指性欲); 使升華
sublimating one's sex drive by working hard 把性的沖動轉化成努力工作.
2 (chemistry 化) convert (a substance) from the solid state to vapour by heating it, then allowing it to cool and become solid again, in order to purify it 使(某物質)升華. sublimate, n substance purified by sublimating (sublimate2) 升華物.