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盐，食盐。
〈诗／文〉 风趣；兴味；俏皮；刺激性
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he described danger as the salt of pleasure .他把危险风趣地描写成乐趣。
[count noun]a salt cellar
盐瓶，盐碟
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a turned beech salt .一个造型美观的山毛榉盐瓶。
【化】 盐。
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〈非正式〉 有经验的水手，老水手。
impregnated with, treated with, or tasting of salt
含盐的；咸的；腌的，用盐处理过的；加盐调味的
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salt water 盐水
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salt beef .腌牛肉。
(of a plant)growing on the coast or in salt marshes
（植物）海生的；生长于盐沼的。
[usu. as adj.
用盐给…调味；用盐腌
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cook the carrots in boiling salted water .在咸开水中煮胡萝卜。
〈喻〉 给…增添刺激；使…更有趣
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there was good talk to salt the occasion .其间有开心的交谈为那场合增添乐趣。
sprinkle (a road or path) with salt in order to melt snow or ice
（为融化雪或冰）撒盐于（道路）上。
〈非正式〉 向（矿区）移入富矿石作伪装，使（矿区，矿山）呈虚假的富矿状。
[as adj.
（马）有免疫力的。
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks.
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rub salt into the （或someone’s ）wound make a painful experience even more painful for someone 在某人伤口上擦盐，使某人痛上加痛 -
the salt of the earth a person or group of people of great kindness, reliability, or honesty 社会中坚，最高尚的人，最值得信赖的人 -
［ORIGIN with biblical allusion to Matt 5 13．］
sit below the salt be of lower social standing or worth 社会地位低 -
［ORIGIN from the former custom of placing a large salt cellar in the middle of a dining table with the host at one end．］
take something with a pinch （或grain） of salt regard something as exaggerated; believe only part of something 半信半疑I take anything he says with a large pinch of salt . 我对他所说的一切都要打个折扣 -
worth one's salt good or competent at the job or profession specified 胜任的，称职的，有能力的any astrologer worth her salt would have predicted this . 任何一个称职的占星家都会预测到这一点
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salt something away informal secretly store or put by something, especially money 〈非正式〉 私下积攒（尤指钱） -
salt something out cause soap to separate from lye by adding salt 加盐使皂从碱液中分离出来 -
Chemistry cause an organic compound to separate from an aqueous solution by adding an electrolyte 【化】 使盐析
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saltn.盐；食盐；有经验的水手；老水手；（SALT）战略武器会谈
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salen.卖；出售；廉价出售；贱卖；销售；拍卖；销售额；销售量；义卖；销售活动
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