| 单词 | salt |
| 释义 | salt UK [sɒlt] US [sɑ:lt] noun FOOD 食品 ESSENTIAL uncountable ■a common white substance found in sea water and in the ground, which is used especially to add flavour to food or to preserve it 盐，食盐 •salt and pepper盐和胡椒粉 •Can you pass the salt please?请把盐递过来好吗？ •Add a pinch of UK [sɒlt] US [sɑ:lt] noun CHEMICAL 化学制品 countable specialized ■a chemical substance which is a combination of a metal or a base with an acid （化学）盐 •Potassium nitrate and potassium chloride are potassium salts.硝酸钾、氯化钾都是钾盐。 UK [sɒlt] US [sɑ:lt] noun add salt to sth old-fashioned ■If you add salt to a subject or conversation, you make it more interesting 使更有趣（如果你给某一主题或对话“加盐”，表示你使它更有趣） •You can be sure she'll always add salt to the conversation!你不用怀疑，她总会让彼此的谈话显得有趣。 UK [sɒlt] US [sɑ:lt] noun be the salt of the Earth ■If you say that someone is the salt of the Earth, you mean that they are a very good and honest person. 是诚实善良的人； 是社会的中坚分子 UK [sɒlt] US [sɑ:lt] noun take sth with a pinch of salt UK (US take sth with a grain of salt) ■to not completely believe something that you are told, because you think it is unlikely to be true 对…半信半疑，对…有所怀疑 •You have to take everything she says with a pinch of salt, she does tend to exaggerate.你不能完全相信她的话，她总是喜欢夸大其词。 UK [sɒlt] US [sɑ:lt] adjective [before noun] ■containing or preserved in salt 含盐的；用盐腌渍的 •salt water盐水 •salt beef/pork腌渍牛肉／猪肉 UK [sɒlt] US [sɑ:lt] verb transitive ■to add salt to or put salt on something 给…加盐，用盐给…调味 •Don't forget to salt the potatoes.不要忘了在马铃薯里加盐。 •When it's icy, the city salts the roads to thaw the ice.结冰时，这座城市在马路上撒盐化冰。 UK [sɒlt] US [sɑ:lt] verb transitive Phrasal Verbs [M] salt sth away informal ■to save something, often money, secretly 秘密储存（常指钱） •He salted away a fortune over the years and no one ever knew!这几年他偷偷地存了一大笔钱却没人知道！ |
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