| 单词 | salt |
| 释义 | salt (sɔːlt ) Word forms: salts , salting , salted 1. uncountable noun A1 Salt is a strong-tasting substance, in the form of white powder or crystals, which is used to improve the flavour of food or to preserve it. Salt occurs naturally in sea water. Season lightly with salt and pepper. ...a pinch of salt. Synonyms: seasoning, sodium chloride, table salt, rock salt 2. verb B2 When you salt food, you add salt to it. Salt the stock to your taste and leave it simmering very gently. [VERB noun] Synonyms: add salt to, flavour with salt salted adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] B2 Put a pan of salted water on to boil. ...lightly salted butter. 3. countable noun [usually plural] Salts are substances that are formed when an acid reacts with an alkali. The rock is rich in mineral salts. Synonyms: substance 4. See also Epsom salts, smelling salts 5. salt of the earth phrase [oft verb-link PHRASE] If you describe someone as the salt of the earth, you have a lot of respect for them as the type of person who deals with difficult or demanding situations without making any unnecessary fuss. 6. to take something with a pinch of salt phrase If you take something with a pinch of salt, you do not believe that it is completely accurate or true. The more miraculous parts of this account should be taken with a pinch of salt. 7. worth one's salt phrase If you say, for example, that any doctor worth his or her salt would do something, you mean that any doctor who was good at his or her job or who deserved respect would do it. Any coach worth his salt would do exactly as I did. 8. to rub salt into the wound phrase If someone or something rubs salt into the wound, they make the unpleasant situation that you are in even worse, often by reminding you of your failures or faults. To rub salt in the wounds, the bankers got big bonuses as the rest of us struggled to make ends meet. Synonyms: make something worse, add insult to injury, fan the flames, aggravate matters Phrasal verbs: salt away phrasal verb If someone salts away sums of money, they save the money for the future, often illegally. Thepresident was accused of salting away millions of dollars in foreign accounts. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] Idioms: no-one worth their salt would do something said to mean that no-one who was good at their job would consider doing a particular thing No player worth his salt wants to play in the lower divisions. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers rub salt into the wound to make something even worse for someone, for example by reminding them of their failures or faults or by increasing their difficulties Compensation paid to criminals is rubbing salt into the wounds of victims of serious crimes. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers the salt of the earth a person or people whom you admire for their honesty and reliability. This expression is used mainly by upper class people when they are talking about working people. These are good people, rather rough-and-ready, but the salt of the earth. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers take something with a pinch of salt [mainly British] or take something with a grain of salt to not rely on something, such as a piece of information, because it may not be accurate or true You have to take these questionnaire results with a pinch of salt because respondents in such surveys tend to give the answers they feel they should. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: salt spray Our faces were etched with salt spray, our palms were red and raw, our club blazers were bleached by the sun. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Its thick, fleshy leaves combat the salt spray that comes off the sea. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Also, finishes have to be resistant to salt spray and sea air, and there is a weight limit too. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Just spritz some salt spray over the whole head before blasting with the hairdryer. The Sun (2013) The surface and anticorrosive properties were studied via contact angle and salt spray tests. 2017, 'Hyperbranched alkyd/magnetite-silica nanocomposite as a coating material', Materials & Design Place lemon grass, ginger, chillies and lime leaves in the stock with a generous seasoning salt. Times, Sunday Times Add basil, mint, 1 tbsp olive oil, generous seasoning salt and pepper and pine kernels. Times, Sunday Times Add the tomatoes and honey, and a generous seasoning salt and pepper. Times, Sunday Times Add the syrup and sauce and generous seasoning salt and pepper. Times, Sunday Times It usually comes as a sodium salt, but can also be used as both calcium and potassium salts. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It occurs as a sodium salt in the bile of mammals. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For example, dimethyl sulfate alkylates the sodium salt of phenol to give anisole, the methyl ether of phenol. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The sodium salt (ethacrynate sodium) can also be given intravenously. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It and the related sodium salt are widely used as anti-caking agents for both road salt and table salt. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If you do have to tackle a snow-blocked path, wrap up well and take regular breaks - or even better, sprinkle salt on it instead. Times, Sunday Times Sear for 1 minute each side until golden, sprinkle salt on each and remove from the pan. The Sun It's what slugs emit when you sprinkle salt on them. Times, Sunday Times Sprinkle salt and pepper all over the chicken. ST Slice some potatoes, sweet potatoes or parsnips, dribble on some olive oil, and sprinkle salt and pepper on top. The Sun The council ordered 500 tonnes of white salt to mix with rock salt. The Sun Then, in 2002, thanks to drought, it suddenly resurfaced, with much of its blackness now coated in pure white salt. Times, Sunday Times With this escarpment at your back, you face east straight across the depression, 300ft below sea level: blinding white salt. Times, Sunday Times With black clouds rolling in over the volcanic peaks, the carpet of white salt crystals sparkles as the sun sets into a flaming sky. The Sun These white salt cellars are made from reindeer antler in the shape of a ptarmigan. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 盐 Japanese: 塩 |
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