| [/sɔːlt; sɔlt/] n 用法:
1 [U] (also common salt) common white substance obtained from mines, present in sea water (from which it is obtained by evaporation), used esp for flavouring and preserving food; sodium chloride 盐; 食盐; 氯化钠:
a grain of salt 一粒盐 *
too much salt in the soup 汤里盐太多 *
`table salt, ie powdered so that it can be sprinkled on food 餐桌食盐 *
`sea salt 海盐. 用法:
2 [C] chemical compound of a metal and an acid （化学）盐. 用法:
3 salts [pl] substance like salt in taste, form, etc, esp such a substance used as a laxative 味道、 外观等像盐的物质; （尤指）泻盐:
a dose of (Epsom) salts 一剂泻盐 *
`bath salts, ie used to scent bath water 浴盐（用以使洗澡水芳香者）. 用法:
4 [C] (dated infml 旧, 口) experienced sailor 有经验的水手:
an old salt 老水手. 用法:
5 [U] (fig 比喻) thing that makes sth more interesting, lively, etc 增添趣味或活跃气氛的事物:
Her humour adds salt to her conversation. 她很幽默, 谈起话来妙趣横生. Cf 参看 spice 2. (idm 习语) like a dose of salts => dose. rub salt into the wound/sb's wounds => rub1. the salt of the `earth very decent, honest, etc person or people 非常正派、 诚实等的人:
You can trust her:
she's the salt of the earth. 你可以信任她, 她这人很诚实. take sth with a pinch of salt => pinch n. worth one's salt => worth. salt 2
v 用法:
1 [Tn] put salt on or in (food) to season it 在（食物）中加盐. 用法:
2 [Tn, Tn.p] ~ sth (down) preserve (food) with salt 用盐腌（食物）:
salt (down) pork 腌猪肉 *
salted beef 腌制的牛肉. 用法:
3 [Tn] sprinkle salt on (roads, etc) to melt ice or snow 将盐撒在（路等）上使冰或雪融化. 用法:
4 [Tn] make (a mine) seem rich by putting ore into it, usu so as to trick sb who wants to buy it 将矿石投入（矿区）使矿样显得有价值（通常为欺骗买矿人）. 用法:
5 (phr v) salt sth away save (money, etc) secretly and usu dishonestly 私下并且通常指不正当地积蓄（钱等）:
She salted away most of the profit from the business. 她把做生意赚的利润大部分都私自蓄存起来了. salt 3
adj [attrib 作定语] containing, tasting of or preserved with salt 含盐的; 咸的; 腌的:
salt beef, pork, etc 腌牛肉、 猪肉等 *
salt water 咸水 *
salt marshes 盐沼 *
the `salt flats of Utah 犹他州的盐地.
SALT
[/sɔːlt; sɔlt/] (also Salt) abbr 缩写 = Strategic Arms Limitation Talks 限制战略武器会谈:
the Salt treaties 限制战略武器会谈协议. |