distil

IPA/dɪˈstɪl/
KK[dɪstˈɪl]IPA/dɪˈstɪl/

distil — 動詞

  • distilpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • distillpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • distilshe / she / it
  • distillshe / she / it
  • distilledpast simple
  • distilling-ing form
  • distills3rd person singular

1. to separate and collect a purer liquid, or make a strong drink, by heating a liq

1.動詞及物 / 不及物C1
釋義

蒸餾

加熱冷凝以分離純液

to separate and collect a purer liquid, or make a strong drink, by heating a liquid into vapour and then collecting the drops that form as the vapour cools

例句

The small lab distilled seawater to make safe drinking water.

這間小型實驗室把海水蒸餾成可安全飲用的水。

distil + liquid to make another liquid

Meera learned how rice wine is distilled in clay pots.

Meera 了解到米酒如何在陶罐裡蒸餾。

passive: be distilled

常見搭配
  • distil seawater
  • distil whisky
  • distil oil from flowers
  • distilled in copper stills
同義詞
  • purify

    Broader and less method-specific; it does not require heating and cooling

  • refine

    Can mean making a substance purer, but it is wider than the still-based process of distil

  • extract

    Focuses on taking something out, not necessarily by evaporation and condensation

反義詞
  • contaminate

    To make a liquid impure instead of separating it into a purer form

文法句型

distil + liquid/material

distil + noun + from + source

be distilled in/from + container or source

用法筆記

British spelling; American English usually writes distill. Common with water, alcohol, and plant oils, and often appears in passive descriptions of how a product is made.

常見錯誤

We distilled the cups before the guests arrived.
We washed the cups before the guests arrived.
distil is a heat-based process for liquids, not ordinary cleaning.

2. to take a large amount of information, experience, or argument and express only

2.動詞及物C1
釋義

提煉

整理出最重要部分

to take a large amount of information, experience, or argument and express only the part that matters most

例句

Olivia distilled three hours of debate into a one-page summary.

Olivia 把三小時的辯論提煉成一頁摘要。

distil + into + short form

From ten customer emails, Wei distilled two main problems.

Wei 從十封客戶來信中提煉出兩個主要問題。

distil + lesson or point from source material

常見搭配
  • distil an argument
  • distil the main idea
  • distil notes into a summary
  • distil lessons from experience
同義詞
  • condense

    Emphasizes making something shorter; distil more strongly suggests selecting the essence

  • summarize

    Neutral and broad; distil often sounds more selective and analytical

  • extract

    Focuses on pulling out one key thing, while distil can reshape the whole material into a clear form

反義詞
  • expand

    To add detail instead of reducing material to its key point

文法句型

distil + information/experience

distil + noun + into + shorter form

distil + lesson/idea + from + source

用法筆記

Common in formal writing, teaching, and presentations. Often followed by into plus a shorter form such as a summary, list, or set of choices, or by from plus the larger source.

常見錯誤

Please distil the report by deleting every detail.
Please distil the report into its three main points.
distil means pulling out the core ideas, not cutting text blindly.

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常見搭配

介系詞搭配

  • distil from
  • distil into