salt
noun
verb
adj
sɔːlt
noun
1
a
natural
white
mineral
that
is
added
to
food
to
make
it
taste
better
or
to
preserve
it
盐，食盐
U
This
might
need
some
salt
and
pepper.
这里面也许要加点盐和胡椒粉。
a
pinch
of
salt
(=a
very
small
amount)
一撮盐
Could
you
pass
the
salt?
递一下盐好吗？
2
the salt of the earth
someone
who
is
ordinary
but
good
and
honest
普通但诚实可信的人
3
take sth with a pinch/grain of salt
to
not
completely
believe
what
someone
tells
you,
because
you
know
that
they
do
not
always
tell
the
truth
[非正式] 〔因某人不总是说实话而〕对某事半信半疑，有保留地相信某事
informal
Most
of
what
he
says
should
be
taken
with
a
pinch
of
salt.
他说的大部分话都不应该完全相信。
4
a
type
of
chemical
substance
that
is
formed
when
an
acid
is
combined
with
a
BASE
[术语] 盐〔酸和碱的化合物〕
C | technical
verb
5
to
add
salt
to
food
to
make
it
taste
better
给〔食物〕放盐（调味）
salted
peanuts
盐花生
6
salt down
also
又作
to
add
salt
to
food
to
preserve
it
用盐腌制〔食物〕
salted
pork/meat/fish
The
meat
is
salted
to
store
it
through
the
winter.
肉用盐腌着以存放一个冬天。
7
to
put
salt
on
the
roads
to
prevent
them
from
becoming
icy
〔为防止结冰〕撒盐于〔道路上〕
8
to
save
money
for
the
future,
especially
dishonestly
by
hiding
it
秘密储蓄〔尤指不诚实地把钱私存起来〕
She
salted
the
money
away
in
a
secret
account.
她偷偷把钱存在一个秘密账户里。
adj
9
preserved
with
salt
用盐腌制的
salt
pork
腌猪肉
10
salt water
water
that
contains
salt,
especially
naturally
in
the
sea
海水; 咸水; 盐水
11
consisting
of
salt
water
咸水的
a
salt
lake
咸水湖