smelt
US /smelt/
UK /smelt/
動詞
1.
熔煉
extract (metal) from its ore by a process involving heating and melting
範例:
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The factory used to smelt iron ore to produce steel.
這家工廠過去常常熔煉鐵礦石來生產鋼材。
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Gold is smelted at very high temperatures.
黃金在極高的溫度下被熔煉。
2.
聞到, 嗅
past and past participle of smell (chiefly British)
範例:
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I smelt something burning in the kitchen.
我聞到廚房裡有東西燒焦了。
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He smelt the flowers in the garden.
他聞了聞花園裡的花。
名詞
胡瓜魚
a small silvery fish that lives in both marine and fresh water
範例:
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We went fishing for smelt in the river.
我們去河裡釣胡瓜魚。
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Fried smelt is a popular dish in some coastal areas.
炸胡瓜魚在一些沿海地區是一道受歡迎的菜餚。