[U]a white substance that is often added to food before or after cooking to improve its flavour. Salt is dug from the ground, or produced from sea water 盐;食盐
ADJECTIVE | ... OF SALT | VERB + SALT | SALT + NOUN | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤mineral, rock, sea礦物鹽;岩鹽;海鹽▸➤common, table食鹽;佐餐鹽➤kosher (especially NAmE) 合乎猶太教教規的食鹽➤celery, garlic香芹鹽;大蒜鹽▸➤acid, potassium, sodium酸性鹽;鉀鹽;鈉鹽▸➤soluble salts可溶鹽➤bath salts, Epsom salts, liver salts, smelling salts浴鹽;瀉鹽;治肝鹽;嗅鹽➤bile salts膽(汁)鹽... OF SALT➤grain一粒鹽▸➤pinch一撮鹽VERB + SALT➤taste嚐到鹽味◇He could taste the salt from the water in his mouth.他能夠嚐出自己嘴裏的水有鹽。➤add, put in, put on, season sth with, sprinkle (sth with)加鹽;放進鹽;放上鹽;用鹽為⋯調味;(在⋯上)撒鹽◇Don't put so much salt on your food!別在食物上放這麼多鹽!➤dissolve溶解鹽◇When salt is dissolved in water, it alters the properties of the water.鹽溶於水後便改變了水的性質。➤contain含鹽◇Most foodstuffs contain some salt.食品大多都含有一定量的鹽分。➤pass遞鹽◇Could you pass the salt, please?把鹽遞過來,好嗎?SALT + NOUN➤crystals鹽晶▸➤solution鹽溶液▸➤content鹽含量◇foods with a high salt content高鹽食品➤intake鹽攝入量◇He wants to reduce his salt intake.他想減少鹽的攝入量。➤cellar, shaker (NAmE) 鹽碟;鹽瓶▸➤air, spray, water海風;鹽霧;海水◇I could smell the salt air as it whipped through my hair.當海風掠過我的頭髮,我聞到了大海的鹹味。➤flats, marsh, pan鹽灘;鹽沼;鹽田▸➤mine鹽礦▸➤truck (NAmE) 撒鹽車(冬季在路面撒鹽或沙以防結冰路滑)PHRASES➤high in salt, low in salt含鹽量高;含鹽量低◇a diet low in salt低鹽飲食➤salt and pepper鹽和胡椒;椒鹽◇Add salt and pepper to taste (= in the quantity preferred).加入適量鹽和胡椒。➡ topic at food