distill

US /dɪˈstɪl/
UK /dɪˈstɪl/
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1.

蒸餾

purify (a liquid) by vaporizing it and then condensing it by cooling the vapor, and collecting the resulting liquid

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They distill water to remove impurities.
他們蒸餾水以去除雜質。
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The company distills essential oils from plants.
該公司從植物中蒸餾精油。
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purifyrefinerectifyprocess
2.

提煉, 概括

extract the essential meaning or most important aspects of

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It's hard to distill the essence of the book into a short summary.
很難將這本書的精髓提煉成一個簡短的摘要。
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The speaker managed to distill complex ideas into simple terms.
演講者成功地將複雜的思想提煉成簡單的術語。
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extractabstractsummarizecondenseepitomize
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distilled water