单词 | salt |
释义 | salt¹ 1.(for cooking, eating)食盐 Season lightly with salt and pepper.用盐和胡椒稍微调一下味。 a pinch of salt一小撮盐 2.【化】(crystalline compound)盐;盐类 The rock is rich in mineral salts.这种岩石富含矿盐。 3.(pungency)意趣;刺激性 4.(wit)风趣 His wit added salt to the discussion.他的风趣给讨论增添了兴味。 5.【海】(sailor)(有经验的)水手 6.=saltcellar, 1 idiom ◆rub salt into the wound在伤口上撒盐 I had no intention of rubbing salt into a friend's wounds, so all I said was that I did not give interviews.我不想往朋友的伤口上撒盐, 所以我只说我没有进行面试。 ◆salt of the earth社会中坚;社会精英 ◆to take sth with a pinch of salt<英> to take sth with a grain of salt<美>对某事持保留态度;不认为某事完全真实 You can take that with a pinch of salt.你可以对此持保留态度。 ◆worth your salt胜任的;称职的 Any coach worth his salt would do exactly as I did.任何称职的教练都会采取和我一模一样的行动。 |
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