distil

distil
[dɪˈstɪl]
(美 distill)
(distilled, distilling)

[with obj.]purify (a liquid) by heating it so that it vaporizes, then condensing it by cooling the vapour, and collecting the resulting liquid
蒸馏
they managed to distil a small quantity of water.
他们设法蒸馏了少量的水。
[as adj. distilled]dip the slide in distilled water.
将（显微镜的）载物玻璃片浸入蒸馏水中。
■(一般作 be distilled)make (something, especially spirits or an essence) in this way
用蒸馏法制作（某物，尤指烈酒或精华）
whisky is distilled from a mash of grains.
威士忌是用谷物麦芽蒸馏制成的。
[as noun distilling]the distilling industry.
蒸馏酒工业。
■extract the essence of (something) by heating it with a solvent
提纯
distil the leaves of some agrimony.
将龙芽草的叶子提纯。
■remove (a volatile constituent) of a mixture by using heat
（通过加热）去除（挥发性成分）
coal tar is made by distilling out the volatile products in coal.
煤焦油是通过加热去除煤中的挥发性物质得到的。
■(常作 be distilled)(figurative)extract the essential meaning or most important aspects of
(喻)汲取…的精华；抓住…的重点
my travel notes were distilled into a book.
我的旅行笔记浓缩成了一本书。
[as adj. distilled]the employee report is a distilled version of the main accounts.
雇员报告是主要报道的浓缩本。
■[no obj.](poetic/literary)emanate as a vapour or in minute drops
(诗／文)散发
she drew back from the dank breath that distilled out of the earth.
她离大地散发出的阴湿的空气而去。

派生
distillation
noun
distillatory
adjective
语源

late Middle English: from Latin distillare, variant of destillare, from de- 'down, away' + stillare (from stilla 'a drop')

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