v.

wear away through erosion or vaporization

remove an organ or bodily structure

1. The spacecraft's heat shield ablates to protect the interior from the extreme temperatures during re-entry.
   航天器的隔熱盾在重返大氣層時(shí)消融，以保護(hù)內(nèi)部免受極端溫度的影響。
2. The surgeon ablated the tumor using laser technology.
   外科醫(yī)生使用激光技術(shù)切除了腫瘤。