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distil sth from sth
from 后可接具体原料，也可接抽象资料，表示从中提取精华或要点。
The laboratory distils pure water from seawater.
实验室用蒸馏法从海水中提取纯水。
蒸馏；提取…的精华；用蒸馏法提取
distilling — present participle of distil
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蒸馏；提取…的精华；用蒸馏法提取
to extract or purify (a substance) by heating it into a vapor and then cooling it into liquid; to undergo this process
The laboratory distils pure water from seawater.
实验室用蒸馏法从海水中提取纯水。
vi. 蒸馏；提取...的精华；滴下；渗出
v undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops；v extract by the process of distillation；v undergo the process of distillation；v give off (a liquid)
distil
Base
原形
distils
3rd person
第三人称单数
distilling
-ing
现在分词
distilled
Past
过去式
distilled
Past participle
过去分词
They distil the essential oil from lavender.
他们从薰衣草中蒸馏提取精油。
The factory distilled seawater to make fresh water.
工厂蒸馏海水来制造淡水。
She has distilled the main ideas into a short summary.
她已将主要观点提炼成一份简短摘要。
英式拼写为 distil，美式拼写为 distill；构成过去式和 -ing 形式时双写 l。
The article distils the main findings of a long study into a few simple bullet points.
这篇文章把一项长期研究的主要发现提炼成几个简单的要点。
From her years of experience, she distilled a set of practical rules for young designers.
凭借多年的经验，她提炼出一套给年轻设计师的实用准则。
The teacher's ability to distil a difficult topic into a short talk impressed the students.
老师把一个难题提炼成简短讲话的能力给学生们留下了深刻印象。
from 后可接具体原料，也可接抽象资料，表示从中提取精华或要点。
The laboratory distils pure water from seawater.
实验室用蒸馏法从海水中提取纯水。
into 强调把大量内容浓缩成更精炼、更集中的形式。
He distilled his long speech into two key points.
他把冗长的演讲提炼成两个要点。
此用法中 distil 是不及物动词，主语为被蒸馏的物质。
Alcohol distils from the fermented liquid at a lower temperature.
酒精在较低温度下从发酵液中蒸馏出来。
Not this
The factory distil essential oils from lavender.
Use this
The factory distils essential oils from lavender.
主语 The factory 是第三人称单数，一般现在时谓语动词要加 -s，写成 distils，不能用原形 distil。
Not this
Last week, the lab distil the seawater.
Use this
Last week, the lab distilled the seawater.
句中有明确的过去时间 last week，动词要用过去式 distilled，而不是原形 distil。
Not this
Distil water is pure.
Use this
Distilled water is pure.
water 前作定语时要用过去分词 distilled 表示“蒸馏过的”，不能用动词原形 distil。
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蒸馏水
The lab always uses distilled water for the experiments.
实验室做实验总是使用蒸馏水。
蒸馏精油
They distil essential oils from lavender in small batches.
他们小批量地从薰衣草中蒸馏精油。
提炼出精华；提取精髓
This documentary distils the essence of rural life.
这部纪录片提炼出乡村生活的精髓。
归结为；简化为
The problem distils down to a lack of trust.
这个问题归结为缺乏信任。
把……浓缩/提炼成……
The report distils the complex situation down to three key points.
这份报告把复杂的局势提炼成三个要点。
提炼出某事物的精髓
Her book distils the essence of traditional Chinese medicine.
她的书提炼了中医的精髓。
将……浓缩为……
He distilled twenty years of experience into practical advice.
他把二十年的经验浓缩成切实可行的建议。
然而蒸馏过的花朵，纵然面对寒冬，失去的只是外表；其本质依然芬芳。
In Sonnet 5, Shakespeare uses the image of distilled flowers to show how poetry can preserve a person's essence.
在莎士比亚的第5首十四行诗中，他用蒸馏花朵的意象来说明诗歌如何能保存一个人的精髓。
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联想：蒸馏时蒸汽遇冷凝结，一滴滴（dī）滴下；distil 里有滴（dī）的音，助记提纯精华。
语域：mixed 常见场景：化学/工业（如蒸馏水、蒸馏酒）、正式写作（提炼要点或精华）、文学描写（液体滴下或渗出） distil 的语域因义项而异：科技/工业中表示“蒸馏”时多为中性书面语；表示“提取精华”或“滴下/渗出”时，较多出现在正式文章和文学描写里。建议先判断句子是谈具体工艺还是抽象提炼，再选择相应的正式程度。
所有这些词都和 distil 的最后一个重读音节 /ɪl/ 押韵，注意元音是短音 /ɪ/，后面接 /l/。拼写提醒：distil（英式）以单个 -l 结尾，distill（美式）以双 -ll 结尾，两者读音相同；其中 still 与 distil 最后一个音节读音完全相同 /stɪl/。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.