Word · Frequency #14338
Fully loadeddistilling
蒸馏；提取…的精华；用蒸馏法提取
distilling is the present participle of distil.
to extract or purify (a substance) by heating it into a vapor and then cooling it into liquid; to undergo this process
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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)
vi. 蒸馏；提取...的精华；滴下；渗出
滴下；渗出；vi. 蒸馏；提取...的精华；用蒸馏法提取；滴下
In use
The article distils the main findings of a long study into a few simple bullet points.
From her years of experience, she distilled a set of practical rules for young designers.
The teacher's ability to distil a difficult topic into a short talk impressed the students.
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。
distil sth into sth
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。
distil from sth
此用法中 distil 是不及物动词，主语为被蒸馏的物质。
Connections
Collocations
- distilled water
- 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。
- distil essential oils
- 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。
- distil the essence
- 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。
- distil down to
- 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。
Idioms & figurative uses
- distil something down to something
- 把……浓缩/提炼成……The report distils the complex situation down to three key points.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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/。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.