salt

/sɒlt/ n. / v.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

盐；食盐；给……加盐；用盐腌制

释义与例句

n. 盐；食盐
a common white substance, consisting mainly of sodium chloride, used to season and preserve food
  1. Add a little salt to the soup and taste it again.
    往汤里加一点盐，再尝一尝。
  2. This brand of crisps contains less salt than the original version.
    这个牌子的薯片比原味旧款含盐量少。
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  1. The recipe calls for half a teaspoon of salt.
    这份食谱需要半茶匙盐。
v. 给……加盐；用盐腌制
to add salt to food, or to preserve food with salt
  1. Salt the water before putting the pasta into the pan.
    把意大利面放进锅里之前，先往水里加盐。
  2. She salted the chips lightly while they were still hot.
    她趁薯条还热时撒了少许盐。
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  1. In the past, people salted fish to keep it through the winter.
    过去，人们用盐腌鱼，以便保存过冬。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 salt 作不可数名词通常指“盐”，作动词可指“加盐”或“盐腌”；a pinch of salt 是“一撮盐”，形容词为 salty。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • salty 咸的；含盐的
    形容词，描述食物尝起来咸，或某物含有较多盐。
易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • sugar 糖；食糖
    salt 是“盐”，主要产生咸味；sugar 是“糖”，主要产生甜味。两者都可能是白色晶体，但调味用途不同，烹饪时不可混淆。
    He stirred a spoonful of sugar into his tea. 他把一勺糖搅进茶里。
常见搭配
  • a pinch of salt 一撮盐
    Add a pinch of salt to bring out the flavour of the tomatoes. 加一撮盐，让番茄的味道更鲜。
  • salt water 盐水；海水
    Salt water stung his eyes as he swam towards the shore. 他朝岸边游去时，海水刺痛了眼睛。
  • add salt to 往……中加盐
    Taste the sauce before you add salt to it. 往酱汁里加盐之前先尝一尝。