e·mul·sion
noun/ɪˈmʌlʃn/
/ɪˈmʌlʃn/
[countable, uncountable]- any mixture of liquids that do not normally mix together, such as oil and water
乳状液;乳剂 - Reduce the heat until the mixture becomes a thick butter-wine emulsion.
减少热量,直到混合物变成浓稠的黄油酒乳液。 - The test solutions were prepared in emulsion form.
将测试溶液制备成乳液形式。
- Reduce the heat until the mixture becomes a thick butter-wine emulsion.
- (also emulsion paint)(British English) a type of paint used on walls and ceilings that dries without leaving a shiny surface
乳胶漆(干后无光泽) - They gave the walls a coat of white emulsion.
他们给墙壁涂了一层白色乳液。
- They gave the walls a coat of white emulsion.
- (specialist) a substance on the surface of photographic film that makes it sensitive to light
(照相)乳胶 - photographic/film emulsion
照相/胶片乳剂
- photographic/film emulsion
Word Originearly 17th cent. (denoting a milky liquid made by crushing almonds in water): from modern Latin emulsio(n-), from the verb emulgere ‘milk out’, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out’ + mulgere ‘to milk’.