distillation
noun[CorU]
uk/ˌdɪs.tɪˈleɪ.ʃən/us/ˌdɪs.təˈleɪ.ʃən/theprocessof making aliquidstrongerorpurerbyheatingit until itchangesto agasand thencoolingit so that itchangesback into aliquid, or aliquidmade by thisprocess:
蒸馏过程;蒸馏物Usually theliquidisextractedby distillation.通常液体是通过蒸馏提取的。
Theoilis amixtureofhydrocarbonsthat can beseparatedintovariousdistillations.油是烃的混合物,可以被分离成各种蒸馏物。
formal
something that gives only themainmeaningor the mostimportantpartsof something, or theactionofreducingsomething toitsmainmeaningor mostimportantparts:
提炼,浓缩Thereportis a distillation of hundreds of paststudieson thesubject.该报告是对过去关于该主题的数百项研究的提炼。
His distillation ofBuddhisminto six words is: "Change ispartof theworld."他将佛教提炼为六个字:“Change is part of the world”,意为“变化是世界的一部分“。
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- Nograinorpotatoeswereallowedfor the distillation ofspirits.
- Fractional distillation isnormallyused toseparatemulticomponentliquidmixturesinto severalfractions.
- His very latewatercoloursare distillations of agreatmaster'sskill.
- Brownoffersanexpertdistillation of Larkin'slifeandwork.
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
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Summaries and summarizing