distillation
UK/,dɪstɪ'leɪʃn/US/.disti'leiʃәn/
TOEFLC1
释义
n.
The process of purifying a liquid by evaporation and condensation
蒸馏(过程)
n.
The concentrated essence of something
精华,浓缩
词根拆分
词根派生distil分离,不
+
-ation滴落,过滤,蒸馏
=distillation
distil + -ation = 蒸馏的动作或过程。它既指物理方法(把液体沸腾再冷凝),也指比喻结果——a distillation 即去掉一切非本质后剩下的纯净精华。
常用搭配
- 1.fractional distillation分馏
- 2.process of distillation蒸馏过程
- 3.a distillation of……的精华
例句
- 1.
The distillation of crude oil yields several useful fuels.
原油的蒸馏可产出多种有用的燃料。
- 2.
The essay is a distillation of decades of research.
这篇文章是数十年研究的精华。