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单词 simmer
释义 sim·mer
I. \ˈsimə(r)\ verb
(simmered ; simmered ; simmering \-m(ə)riŋ\ ; simmers)
Etymology: alteration of simper (I), from Middle English simperen, of imitative origin
intransitive verb
1. : to stew gently with a bubbling sound below or just at the boiling point
 < cover with water and let simmer four hours >
 < an iron pot … simmering in one corner — American Guide Series: Tennessee >
2.
 a. : to be in a state of incipient development : ferment
  < manages to keep about four plots constantly simmering — Martin Levin >
  < a crisis began to simmer a fortnight ago — Time >
 b. : to be in inward turmoil : seethe
  < this family … simmers with hostilities — Brooks Atkinson >
  < underneath these well-mannered exchanges there will continue to simmer a deeply felt … irritation — H.G.Nicholas >
transitive verb
: to cook slowly in a liquid at a uniform heat just below the boiling point
 < simmer the meat until tender >
 < fruits which are to be kept whole should be simmered — Marjorie M. Heseltine & Ula M. Dow >
II. noun
(-s)
1. : a condition approaching a boil
 < the bubble and simmer of a stew >
 < crowded tenement houses, always on the simmer with crime — Fortnight >
2. : a degree of heat that produces simmering
 < electric ranges now can be adjusted for … degrees of heat, from simmer to superhot — House Beautiful >
 < that simmer of sun — Ira Wolfert >
III. \ˈsimər\
Scotland
variant of summer
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