distill

US /dɪˈstɪl/
UK /dɪˈstɪl/
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1.

蒸馏

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.
他们蒸馏水以去除杂质。
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The company distills essential oils from plants.
该公司从植物中蒸馏精油。
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purifyrefinerectifyprocess
2.

提炼, 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.
很难将这本书的精髓提炼成一个简短的摘要。
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The speaker managed to distill complex ideas into simple terms.
演讲者成功地将复杂的思想提炼成简单的术语。
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extractabstractsummarizecondenseepitomize
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distilled water