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dis·til (NAmE dis·till) BrE /dɪˈstɪl/ 🔊NAmE /dɪˈstɪl/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they distil BrE /dɪˈstɪl/ 🔊 NAmE /dɪˈstɪl/ 🔊present simple - I / you / we / they (NAmE also ) distill BrE /dɪˈstɪl/ 🔊 NAmE /dɪˈstɪl/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it distils BrE /dɪˈstɪlz/ 🔊 NAmE /dɪˈstɪlz/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it (NAmE also ) distills BrE /dɪˈstɪlz/ 🔊 NAmE /dɪˈstɪlz/ 🔊past simple distilled BrE /dɪˈstɪld/ 🔊 NAmE /dɪˈstɪld/ 🔊past participle distilled BrE /dɪˈstɪld/ 🔊 NAmE /dɪˈstɪld/ 🔊 -ing form distilling BrE /dɪˈstɪlɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /dɪˈstɪlɪŋ/ 🔊~ sth (from sth) to make a liquid pure by heating it until it becomes a gas, then cooling it and collecting the drops of liquid that form 蒸馏;用蒸馏法提取to distil fresh water from sea water用蒸馏法从海水中提取淡水distilled water蒸馏水~ sth to make sth such as a strong alcoholic drink in this way 用蒸馏法制造(酒等)The factory distils and bottles whisky. 这家工厂用蒸馏法酿造瓶装威士忌酒。🔊🔊~ sth (from/into sth) (formal) to get the essential meaning or ideas from thoughts, information, experiences, etc. 吸取…的精华;提炼;浓缩The notes I made on my travels were distilled into a book. 我的旅行笔记精选汇编成了一本书。🔊🔊 dis·til·la·tion BrE /ˌdɪstɪˈleɪʃn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌdɪstɪˈleɪʃn/ 🔊 noun [countable, uncountable] the distillation process蒸馏过程