dis·till /dɪˈstɪl/
(vt.)蒸餾(vi.)滴下
dis·till /dɪsˈtɪl/ 動詞
蒸餾
Dis·till v. i. [imp. & p. p. Distilled p. pr. & vb. n. Distilling.] [Written also distil.]
1. To drop; to fall in drops; to trickle.
Soft showers distilled, and suns grew warm in vain. --Pope.
2. To flow gently, or in a small stream.
The Euphrates distilleth out of the mountains of Armenia. --Sir W. Raleigh.
3. To practice the art of distillation.
Dis·till, v. t.
1. To let fall or send down in drops.
Or o'er the glebe distill the kindly rain. --Pope.
The dew which on the tender grass
The evening had distilled. --Drayton.
2. To obtain by distillation; to subject to a process of evaporation and subsequent condensation; to extract by distillation, as spirits, essential oil, etc.; to rectify; as, to distill brandy from wine; to distill alcoholic spirits from grain; to distill essential oils from flowers, etc.; to distill fresh water from sea water. “Distilling odors on me.”
3. To subject to distillation; as, to distill molasses in making rum; to distill barley, rye, corn, etc.
4. To dissolve or melt. [R.]
Swords by the lightning's subtle force distilled. --Addison.
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distill
v 1: remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and
separate through the process of distillation; "purify
the water" [syn: purify, sublimate, make pure]
2: undergo the process of distillation [syn: distil]
3: extract by the process of distillation; "distill the essence
of this compound" [syn: extract, distil]
4: undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid
state and fall in drops; "water condenses"; "The acid
distills at a specific temperature" [syn: condense, distil]
5: give off (a liquid); "The doctor distilled a few drops of
disinfectant onto the wound" [syn: distil]