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salt¹ /sɔːlt/ n. | a. | vt. | phr. I n. 1. 盐,食盐 2. 【化】盐 3. [salts] 盐状物;泻盐;浴盐;嗅盐 4. 〈书〉风趣;兴味;俏皮;刺激性 His wit added salt to the discussion. 他的妙语使讨论增添了风趣。 Anecdotes are the salt of his narrative. 传闻轶事是他叙述中的兴味所在。 5. = saltcellar 6. 常识;慎重;现实态度 7. 保留;怀疑态度 8. 〈口〉(尤指有经验的)老水手 9. = salt marsh 10. 〈俚〉凶杀,屠杀 11. [salts] 冲入内河的海水
II a. 1. 含盐的,含食盐的 a salt solution 盐溶液 2. 咸(味)的 food that is too salt 味道太咸的食物 3. 灌进海水的;(植物)生长于盐沼的;海生的;由咸水形成的 4. 腌的,用盐加工处理过的;加盐调味的 salt cod 腌鳕鱼 5. 〈喻〉风趣的;犀利的,尖锐的;辛辣的 6. (眼泪等)辛酸的;沉痛的 7. (故事、笑话等)猥亵的,下流的 8. 〈俚〉昂贵的,钱数极大的 The hotel bill is rather too salt. 旅馆账单上的数目稍微大了一点。
III vt. 1. 用盐给…调味;用盐腌,盐渍 Have you salted the vegetable? 你往蔬菜里放过盐吗? The fish are cut up and salted. 那些鱼被切成块腌起来。 2. (为了防止结冰)撒盐于(道路等)上 Only the main roads have been salted. 仅在主要公路上撒了盐。 3. 以盐喂 salt cattle 给牛喂盐 4. 给(谈话等)增添风趣(或刺激) salt one's conversation with wit 使谈话妙趣横生 salt one's threat with a few hot-tempered remarks 用几句怒气冲冲的话来加重威胁的分量 5. 【化】用盐处理;用盐浸渍;在(溶液)里加盐以便使溶解物质析离 6. 浮报…的价值;虚报(账目、价格等);〈口〉向(劣矿)移入良矿石作伪装;置石油于(油井)中以欺骗买主 salt an account 做假账 7. 使(生活等)变得痛苦 8. 使变灰白 Experience has salted his hair. 世事经历使他两鬓堆霜。 9. 撒盐般地点缀,散布 10. 〈俚〉杀害,谋杀 [< OE sealt; 与 OHG salz, L sal, Gr hals salt, sea 有关] phr. above the salt 〈口〉在上席 (按英国宴客旧习,盐瓶置于长桌中间,贵客坐于其上首,普通宾客坐于下首)as salt as fire 极咸 below the salt 〈口〉在下席 eat salt with sb. (或 eat sb.'s salt) 在某人处作客,受到某人款待 like a dose of salts 见 dose not made of salt 不怕雨淋(或受潮)的 put (或 throw) salt on the tail of 捕获,捉住 rub (或 grind) salt in (或 into) sb.'s wound(s) 〈口〉在某人伤口上擦盐,使某人痛上加痛 salt and rob 〈俚〉攻击与劫掠 salt away 1. 腌制 2. 〈口〉储存,储蓄 He salted away part of his wages each month. 他每月把一部分工资存起来。 salt down 1. = salt away 2. 〈俚〉入狱,坐牢 salt down of the earth社会中坚,最优秀的人,最高尚的人 salt out 【化】(使)盐析 spill salt泼翻盐(迷信认为不吉利) true to one's salt 忠于自己雇主的 with a grain (或 pinch) of salt 半信半疑地 worth one's salt 称职的,胜任的,有能力的,值得雇用的;应受尊敬的 Any teacher worth his salt should know how to make his lessons interesting and rewarding. 任何一个称职的教师都应该知道如何把课上得既生动又有益处。 |