simmer sth + for + time
及物动词用法,后接食物等宾语,可用 for 加时间段表示持续时间。
Simmer the sauce for ten minutes.
把酱汁煨十分钟。
用文火慢煮;煨;炖
simmered — past of simmer
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
用文火慢煮;煨;炖
to cook slowly in liquid at a temperature just below boiling point
Simmer the sauce for ten minutes.
把酱汁煨十分钟。
在沸点或以下慢慢加热烹煮。
To cook or undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point.
使慢慢加热或煮至接近沸点。
To cause to cook or to cause to undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point.
即将发怒;情绪激动。
To be on the point of breaking out into anger; to be agitated.
对某人或某事持续生气,尤其在尝试解决失败后。
To remain angry with someone or something past the point of exhaustion; to resign oneself to holding a grudge, especially after some failed attempts to resolve a situation.
simmer
Base
原形
simmers
3rd person
第三人称单数
simmering
-ing
现在分词
simmered
Past
过去式
simmered
Past participle
过去分词
She simmers the soup for twenty minutes.
她把汤煨二十分钟。
He simmered the vegetables slowly last night.
他昨晚用小火慢慢炖蔬菜。
The stew is simmering on the stove.
炖菜正在炉子上用文火煮。
指用文火慢炖;也可表示某种情绪郁积、即将爆发。
Let the soup simmer for twenty minutes.
让汤煨二十分钟。
The sauce was simmering on the stove.
酱汁在炉子上慢慢炖着。
She simmered the vegetables in a little broth.
她用少量高汤炖蔬菜。
及物动词用法,后接食物等宾语,可用 for 加时间段表示持续时间。
Simmer the sauce for ten minutes.
把酱汁煨十分钟。
不及物动词用法,指液体或食物在文火上缓慢沸腾;常接 gently、slowly 等副词或地点状语。
The soup was simmering gently on the stove.
汤在炉子上用文火慢炖着。
比喻用法,表示人被强烈情绪(如愤怒)充满,后接 with 加情绪名词。
She was simmering with anger at the insult.
她因那侮辱而怒火中烧。
名词用法,指将沸未沸的状态;常用于 bring sth to a simmer 或 keep sth at a simmer 等搭配。
Bring the broth to a simmer, then add the noodles.
把肉汤煮到将沸未沸的状态,然后加入面条。
Not this
He was simmering with angry at the delay.
Use this
He was simmering with anger at the delay.
simmer 表示“内心充满”时是不及物动词,常构成 simmer with + 名词;angry 是形容词,不能作 with 的宾语,所以应改用名词 anger。
Not this
Cook the vegetables at simmer until tender.
Use this
Cook the vegetables at a simmer until tender.
名词 simmer 指“文火慢煮的状态”,是可数名词,固定搭配 at a simmer 表示“处于文火慢煮状态”;中文没有冠词,容易漏掉 a,因此要写 at a simmer。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
用文火慢煮;小火煨
Simmer the soup gently for about 20 minutes.
用文火将汤慢煮约20分钟。
加热至微沸
Bring the sauce to a simmer, then add the cream.
将酱汁加热至微沸,然后加入奶油。
内心充满怒火
He sat in silence, simmering with anger.
他沉默地坐着,内心充满怒火。
保持小火慢煮
Keep the pot at a low simmer for 30 minutes.
让锅保持小火慢煮状态30分钟。
冷静下来;息怒
After the argument, he needed a few minutes to simmer down.
争吵之后,他需要几分钟才能冷静下来。
让某事酝酿;慢慢考虑
Let the proposal simmer for a few days before making a decision.
让这个提议酝酿几天再做决定。
内心充满(愤怒);强压(怒火)
She was simmering with anger but said nothing.
她内心充满愤怒,但什么也没说。
出自鲍勃·马利与哭泣者乐队的《Simmer Down》:冷静下来,冷静下来。
Let the sauce simmer on low heat for ten minutes.
让酱汁用小火煨十分钟。
出自海莉·威廉姆斯(Hayley Williams)的歌曲《Simmer》:憋着、憋着、憋着。
She was simmering with anger but kept silent.
她内心充满怒火,但保持了沉默。
Use simmered naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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simmer 里有两个 m,像在说“慢慢”——文火煨汤,急不得。
语域:mixed 常见场景:烹饪/做菜、情绪/气氛描写 simmer 在描述用文火慢煮时比较常见于日常烹饪对话和食谱,通常不带明显语域色彩;在表示情绪逐渐强烈或即将爆发时,多用于书面或文学性描写。整体用法随语境变化,平时可按搭配场景选择中性表达。
glimmer、shimmer、swimmer、dimmer、trimmer 都与 simmer 押韵(重读元音后接 /mə/)。summer 拼写相近,但元音是 /ʌ/,不押韵。
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