释义 |
desalinate, v.|diːˈsælɪneɪt| [f. de- II. 1 + saline n. + -ate3.] trans. To remove salt from. Hence deˈsalinated ppl. a.; desaliˈnation, the removal of salt.
1949Koestler Promise & Fulf. i. xiv. 162 The strange experiment of de-salinating the soil of the barren area. Ibid. ii. ii. 209 The blond, good-looking young man with his neutral, ‘de-salinated’ features. 1958New Scientist 29 May 75 Desalination of desert waters. 1960Times 15 Mar. 3/1 Among its present projects are..desalination studies. 1962Economist 16 June 1138/1 Visions of deserts blooming under the touch of desalinated seawater. 1969Times 2 May (Suppl.) p. v/1 Desalination techniques have advanced enormously since the Second World War. |