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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。
蒸馏；蒸馏法
distillations — plural of distillation
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
蒸馏；蒸馏法
distillation
The distillation of salt water yields fresh drinking water.
咸水的蒸馏可以产生新鲜的饮用水。
滴落的行为,或滴落倒出的行为。
The act of falling in drops, or the act of pouring out in drops.
通过煮沸液体并冷凝其蒸气来纯化液体的过程
the process of purifying a liquid by boiling it and condensing its vapors
滴落下来的东西。
That which falls in drops.
通过蒸馏从蒸汽中凝结出的纯净液体；蒸馏产品
a purified liquid produced by condensation from a vapor during distilling; the product of distilling
The distillation of seawater can provide fresh drinking water for coastal towns.
海水的蒸馏可以为沿海城镇提供新鲜的饮用水。
This small device is used for the distillation of essential oils.
这个小装置用于精油蒸馏。
Distillation has been used for centuries to make strong alcoholic drinks.
蒸馏已被使用了几个世纪来制作烈性酒。
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 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...to distillation 表示“对……进行蒸馏”，常用于被动语态。
The impure liquid was subjected to distillation to remove the contaminants.
将不纯的液体进行蒸馏以去除污染物。
Not this
We need to distillation the seawater to get fresh water.
Use this
We need to distill the seawater to get fresh water.
distillation 是名词，指蒸馏这一过程；这里需要的是动词，表示‘蒸馏（液体）’，应用 distill。不能把名词直接当动词用。
Not this
The distillation collected in the flask is pure water.
Use this
The distillate collected in the flask is pure water.
distillation 指蒸馏过程或蒸馏法，不是蒸馏后得到的液体；收集到的产物应叫 distillate（馏出物）。注意区分过程与产物。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
蒸馏过程
The distillation process requires careful temperature control.
蒸馏过程需要仔细控制温度。
简单蒸馏
Simple distillation is suitable for liquids with very different boiling points.
简单蒸馏适用于沸点相差很大的液体。
…的浓缩；…的精华
This exhibition is a distillation of twenty years of photography.
这次展览是二十年摄影作品的浓缩。
Use distillations naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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’。
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。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.