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smelt sth
smelt 作为动词时，常指熔炼矿石以提取金属。
The factory smelts iron ore.
这家工厂熔炼铁矿石。
胡瓜鱼
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胡瓜鱼
a small silvery fish that lives in cold water and migrates between salt and fresh water
The factory smelts iron ore.
这家工厂熔炼铁矿石。
注意：smelt 也是动词“熔炼”的原形，以及 smell 的过去式和过去分词。
一种小型洄游鱼,属于胡瓜鱼科
Any small anadromous fish of the family Osmeridae, found in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and in lakes in North America and northern part of Europe.
通过加热和化学还原从矿石中提取金属的过程
Production of metal, especially iron, from ore in a process that involves heating and chemical reduction of metal compounds into purified metal.
小型冷水银色鱼类；在咸水和淡水之间迁徙
small cold-water silvery fish; migrate between salt and fresh water
在生产过程中产生和使用的各种液体或半熔体
Any of the various liquids or semi-molten solids produced and used during the course of such production.
We caught a smelt in the river and cooked it for lunch.
我们在河里捕到一条胡瓜鱼，午饭时把它做了。
The restaurant serves fried smelts with lemon.
这家餐厅供应炸胡瓜鱼配柠檬。
A smelt has a shiny silver body and a mild flavor.
胡瓜鱼有闪亮的银色身体和清淡的味道。
smelt 作为动词时，常指熔炼矿石以提取金属。
The factory smelts iron ore.
这家工厂熔炼铁矿石。
smelt 作名词时是可数名词，复数形式为 smelts。
We caught several smelts in the river.
我们在河里捕了几条胡瓜鱼。
smell 的过去式和过去分词与熔炼动词同形，但意义不同。
I smelt the roses in the garden.
我在花园里闻到了玫瑰花的香味。
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彩虹胡瓜鱼
The rainbow smelt migrates from the sea into freshwater rivers to spawn.
彩虹胡瓜鱼从海洋洄游到淡水河流产卵。
胡瓜鱼捕捞
Smelt fishing often begins when the ice starts to melt.
胡瓜鱼捕捞通常在冰开始融化时开始。
胡瓜鱼洄游
Every spring the smelt run brings thousands of fish up the river.
每年春天，胡瓜鱼洄游都会带来成千上万的鱼逆流而上。
熔炼矿石
The factory was built to smelt ore from the nearby mine.
这座工厂是为了熔炼附近矿山的矿石而建的。
熔炼铜
They smelt copper in a huge furnace at high temperatures.
他们在大熔炉中用高温熔炼铜。
熔炼炉
The smelting furnace must be carefully controlled to avoid accidents.
熔炼炉必须小心控制以避免事故。
怀疑有诈；觉得不对劲
When the boss offered him a promotion with no pay rise, he smelt a rat.
当老板给他升职却不加薪时，他起了疑心。
嗅到可乘之机；感觉到对方的弱点
As soon as the champion stumbled, his opponent smelt blood and launched an attack.
冠军一踉跄，对手便嗅到了胜机，立即发起进攻。
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想象胡瓜鱼在熔炉里被熔炼，飘出的气味正是 smell 的过去式 smelt。
语域：neutral 常见场景：渔业、烹饪、生物学 该词作名词指胡瓜鱼，属普通中性词，通常用于渔业、烹饪或生物学描述中。
Also past tense of smell
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