salt
n
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 鹽; 食鹽; 氯化鈉: a grain of salt 一粒鹽
too much salt in the soup 湯里鹽太多
`table salt, ie powdered so that it can be sprinkled on food 餐桌食鹽 * `sea salt 海鹽.
2 [C] chemical compound of a metal and an acid (化學)鹽.
3 salts [pl] substance like salt in taste, form, etc, esp such a substance used as a laxative 味道、 外觀等像鹽的物質; (尤指)瀉鹽
a dose of (Epsom) salts 一劑瀉鹽
`bath salts, ie used to scent bath water 浴鹽(用以使洗澡水芳香者).
4 [C] (dated infml 舊, 口) experienced sailor 有經驗的水手: an old salt 老水手.
5 [U] (fig 比喻) thing that makes sth more interesting, lively, etc 增添趣味或活躍氣氛的事物
Her humour adds salt to her conversation. 她很幽默, 談起話來妙趣橫生. Cf 參看 spice 2. (idm 習語) 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、 誠實等的人
You can trust her: she's the salt of the earth. 你可以信任她, 她這人很誠實. take sth with a pinch of salt => pinch n. worth one's salt => worth. salt, v
1 [Tn] put salt on or in (food) to season it 在(食物)中加鹽.
2 [Tn, Tn.p] ~ sth (down) preserve (food) with salt 用鹽腌(食物)
salt (down) pork 腌豬肉 * salted beef 腌制的牛肉.
3 [Tn] sprinkle salt on (roads, etc) to melt ice or snow 將鹽撒在(路等)上使冰或雪融化.
4 [Tn] make (a mine) seem rich by putting ore into it, usu so as to trick sb who wants to buy it 將礦石投入(礦區)使礦樣顯得有價值(通常為欺騙買礦人).
5 (phr v) salt sth away save (money, etc) secretly and usu dishonestly 私下并且通常指不正當地積蓄(錢等)
She salted away most of the profit from the business. 她把做生意賺的利潤大部分都私自蓄存起來了. salt, adj [attrib 作定語]
containing, tasting of or preserved with salt 含鹽的; 咸的; 腌的
salt beef, pork, etc 腌牛肉、 豬肉等
salt water 咸水 * salt marshes 鹽沼
the `salt flats of Utah 猶他州的鹽地.
SALT (also Salt) abbr 縮寫 = Strategic Arms Limitation Talks 限制戰略武器會談
the Salt treaties 限制戰略武器會談協議.
?? 考研助記
灑(sa)在輪胎(lt)下的 鹽有用
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*[s?:lt]n. 鹽, 風趣, 刺激a. 含鹽的, 咸的, 風趣的, 辛辣的vt. 加鹽于, 用鹽腌【醫】 鹽, 食鹽相關詞組: salt away eat salt with sb eat sb's salt salt down the salt of the earth worth one's salt salt sth away