desalt
desalt — 動詞
- desaltpresent simple I / you / we / they
- desalts3rd person singular
- desalting-ing form
- desaltedpast simple
1. to take away the salt that is inside something, especially seawater or certain f
脫鹽
去除鹽分
to take away the salt that is inside something, especially seawater or certain foods, so that the result becomes drinkable or ready to eat.
The coastal city built a new plant to desalt seawater for the growing population.
這座沿海城市興建了一座新工廠，將海水脫鹽以供應日益增加的人口。
infinitive purpose clause with object 'seawater'
Caio soaked the salted cod in fresh water overnight to desalt it before cooking.
Caio 將鹽漬鱈魚浸泡在清水中過夜，以去除鹽分後再烹調。
Lotte uses a small machine to desalt water on her sailing boat during long trips.
Lotte 在帆船上使用一台小型機器，在長途航行時將海水脫鹽。
The factory desalts the local well water before bottling it for sale.
這間工廠在將當地井水裝瓶販售前，會先去除其中的鹽分。
- desalinate
more formal and used almost exclusively for seawater in scientific and engineering contexts; 'desalinate' is the preferred term in technical writing.
- de-salt
less common variant; essentially the same meaning but hyphenated.
- salt
to add salt to something, the opposite action.
文法句型
desalt + noun phrase (seawater / food)
用法筆記
Frequently used in passive voice: The water is desalted before distribution. Also common as a past participle adjective: desalted water, desalted butter.