distil
verb
mainlyUK(USusuallydistill)uk/dɪˈstɪl/us/dɪˈstɪl/-ll-distilverb(LIQUID)
[T]
to make aliquidstrongerorpurerbyheatingit until itchangesto agasand thencoolingit so that itchangesback into aliquid:
蒸馏Somestrongalcoholicdrinkssuch aswhiskyare made by distilling.威士忌等烈酒是用蒸馏法制成的。
Spirits & distilling
- absinthe
- amaretto
- applejack
- benedictine
- bitter
- cognac
- cordial
- creme
- crème de menthe
- curaçao
- hooch
- kirsch
- liqueur
- malt
- malt whisky
- schnapps
- sloe gin
- small-batch
- spirit
- toddy
distilverb(INFORMATION)
[Tusually passive]formal
to get or show only the mostimportantpartof something:
提炼,浓缩Over 80hoursoffootagehave been distilledintothese 40minutes.80多个小时的片子被提炼压缩成了40分钟。
Summaries and summarizing
- abridgment
- abstract
- biodata
- catch-all
- curriculum vitae
- gist
- handout
- in shortidiom
- nutshell
- recap
- resume
- shorthand
- shorthand forsomethingidiom
- story
- sum(something/someone)up
- summarization
- the long and the short of itidiom
- TLDR
- to cut a long story shortidiom
- trot