
salt
词源
源自古英语 sealt,源自原始日耳曼语 *saltam,与拉丁语 sal、希腊语 hals 同源,都指'盐'。
noun
❶ 一种白色晶体调味品,用于增加食物的咸味,化学成分为氯化钠。
“Please pass me the salt.”
(请把盐递给我。)
“Too much salt is bad for your health.”
(摄入过多盐分对健康有害。)
❶ 化学中指由酸和碱反应生成的化合物,通常呈晶体状。
“Table salt is sodium chloride.”
(食盐就是氯化钠。)
“The lab technician analyzed various salts under the microscope.”
(实验室技术员在显微镜下分析了各种盐类。)
verb
❶ 在食物中添加盐以调味,或为保存食物而用盐腌制。
“Don't forget to salt the pasta water.”
(别忘了在煮意大利面的水里加盐。)
“The fish was salted and dried for preservation.”
(鱼被盐腌后晒干以便保存。)
❶ 在道路上撒盐以防止结冰,或比喻性地增加趣味性。
“The city trucks salted the roads before the snowstorm.”
(市政卡车在暴风雪来临前给道路撒了盐。)
“They salt the icy sidewalks every morning.”
(他们每天早晨都给结冰的人行道撒盐。)
常见短语
take with a grain of salt — 对某事持保留态度,不完全相信。
“You should take his promises with a grain of salt.”
(你应该对他的承诺持保留态度。)
salt of the earth — 形容朴实可靠、脚踏实地的人。
“My grandparents were the salt of the earth.”
(我的祖父母是朴实可靠的人。)
rub salt in the wound — 在别人已经受伤或难过时,做出使其更痛苦的事。
“Losing the game was bad enough, but their laughter rubbed salt in the wound.”
(输掉比赛已经够糟了,他们的笑声更是雪上加霜。)