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distillation
蒸馏；蒸馏法
distillation
- 1.
The act of falling in drops, or the act of pouring out in drops.
滴落的行为,或滴落倒出的行为。
- 2.
the process of purifying a liquid by boiling it and condensing its vapors
通过煮沸液体并冷凝其蒸气来纯化液体的过程
- 3.
That which falls in drops.
滴落下来的东西。
- 4.
a purified liquid produced by condensation from a vapor during distilling; the product of distilling
通过蒸馏从蒸汽中凝结出的纯净液体；蒸馏产品
- 5.
The separation of more volatile parts of a substance from less volatile ones by evaporation and condensation.
通过蒸发和冷凝将物质中较易挥发的部分与较难挥发的部分分离。
- 6.
The substance extracted by distilling.
蒸馏提取的物质。
- 7.
The transformation of a complex large language model into a smaller one.
将复杂的大型语言模型转化为更小的模型。
滴落的行为,或滴落倒出的行为。；通过煮沸液体并冷凝其蒸气来纯化液体的过程；滴落下来的东西。；通过蒸馏从蒸汽中凝结出的纯净液体；蒸馏产品；通过蒸发和冷凝将物质中较易挥发的部分与较难挥发的部分分离。
In use
The distillation of seawater can provide fresh drinking water for coastal towns.
This small device is used for the distillation of essential oils.
Distillation has been used for centuries to make strong alcoholic drinks.
the distillation of sth
通常用定冠词，表示整个蒸馏过程。
The distillation of salt water yields fresh drinking water.
咸水的蒸馏可以产生新鲜的饮用水。
by distillation
by distillation 是介词短语，作方式状语。
Pure ethanol is separated from water by distillation.
纯乙醇通过蒸馏与水分离。
subject sth to distillation
subject...to distillation 表示“对……进行蒸馏”，常用于被动语态。
Connections
Collocations
- fractional distillation
- 分馏
- Fractional distillation is used to separate crude oil into different products.分馏用于将原油分离成不同的产品。
- steam distillation
- 蒸汽蒸馏
- Steam distillation is often used to extract essential oils from plants.蒸汽蒸馏常用于从植物中提取精油。
- vacuum distillation
- 真空蒸馏
- Vacuum distillation is used to purify heat-sensitive compounds.真空蒸馏用于提纯热敏性化合物。
- distillation column
- 蒸馏塔
- The distillation column separates the mixture into its components.蒸馏塔将混合物分离成各个组分。
- distillation process
- 蒸馏过程
- The distillation process requires careful temperature control.蒸馏过程需要仔细控制温度。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想记忆：蒸馏时蒸汽遇冷凝结成水滴，一滴一滴落下，单词中的 dis- 读起来像‘滴’，所以 distillation 是‘蒸馏’。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：chemistry、industrial processes、academic writing distillation 属于标准的技术用语，多用于化学实验、工业生产或学术书面语等正式场合；日常口语对话中较少出现，但并不是生僻词。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -ation 结尾，重读音节中的 /eɪ/ 和随后的 /ʃən/ 与 distillation 的 /ˌdɪstəˈleɪʃən/ 押韵；installation 尤其接近，后半段同为 /stəˈleɪʃən/。注意拼写相似的 distill /dɪˈstɪl/ 和 distillery /dɪˈstɪləri/ 读音不同，没有 /eɪʃən/ 结尾。
Learn the forms together
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