| 单词 | distill |
| 释义 | distill (dɪstɪl) Word forms: distills, distilling, distilledregional note: in BRIT, use distil 1. transitive verb If a liquid such as whiskey or water is distilled, it is heated until it changes into steam or vapor and then cooled until it becomes liquid again. This is usually done in order to make it pure. The whiskey had been distilled in 1926 and sat quietly maturing until 1987. distillation (dɪstɪleɪʃən) uncountable noun Any faults in the original cider stood out sharply after distillation. Synonyms: distilling, processing, refining, purification More Synonyms of distill Synonyms: essence, extract, elixir, spirit More Synonyms of distill 2. transitive verb If an oil or liquid is distilled from a plant, it is produced by a process which extracts the most essential part of theplant. To distill a plant means to produce an oil or liquid from it by this process. The oil is distilled from the berries of this small tree. Synonyms: extract, express, squeeze, obtain More Synonyms of distill distillation uncountable noun The distillation of rose petals to produce rosewater almost certainly originatedin Ancient Persia. 3. transitive verb If a thought or idea is distilled from previous thoughts, ideas, or experiences, it comes from them. If it is distilled into something, it becomes part of that thing. Reviews are distilled from articles previously published in the main column. Eventually passion was distilled into the natural beauty of a balmy night. distillation singular noun The material below is a distillation of his work. More Synonyms of distill distill in American English (dɪˈstɪl) or disˈtil (dɪˈstɪl) verb intransitiveWord forms: disˈtilled or disˈtilling 1. to fall in drops; trickle; drip 2. to undergo distillation 3. to be produced as the essence of something verb transitive 4. to cause or allow to fall in drops 5. to subject to, or purify or refine by, distillation to distill water 6. to remove, extract, or produce by distillation to distill whiskey 7. to purify, refine, or concentrate as if by distillation to distill one's style 8. to draw out or obtain the part that is essential, pure, etc. Word origin ME distillen < OFr distiller < L distillare, for destillare, to trickle down < de-, down + stillare, to drop < stilla, a drop: see stone |
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