英语词汇“simmer”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

verb | noun

simmersimmer1 /ˈsɪmɚ/ ●○○ verb

ETYMOLOGYsimmer¹

Origin: 1600-1700 simper to simmer (15-19 centuries), perhaps from the sound

VERB TABLE

simmer

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	simmer
	he, she, it	simmers
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	simmered
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have simmered
	he, she, it	has simmered
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had simmered
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will simmer
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have simmered

Continuous Form
Present	I	am simmering
	he, she, it	is simmering
	you, we, they	are simmering
Past	I, he, she, it	was simmering
	you, we, they	were simmering
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been simmering
	he, she, it	has been simmering
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been simmering
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be simmering
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been simmering

1[intransitive, transitive] to cook something slowly in a liquid that is gently boiling: Simmer the soup for 20 minutes.2[intransitive] if something such as an argument is simmering, it develops slowly over a long period of time before people express their feelings: the ethnic conflicts that have been simmering in the countrysimmer down phrasal verb1to become calm again after you have been angry: After they’d simmered down, it was never mentioned again.2simmer down! spoken used to tell someone to be less excited, angry, etc.: Simmer down, you two! Supper’s almost ready.