smelt
US /smelt/
UK /smelt/
动词
1.
熔炼
extract (metal) from its ore by a process involving heating and melting
示例:
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The factory used to smelt iron ore to produce steel.
这家工厂过去常常熔炼铁矿石来生产钢材。
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Gold is smelted at very high temperatures.
黄金在极高的温度下被熔炼。
2.
闻到, 嗅
past and past participle of smell (chiefly British)
示例:
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I smelt something burning in the kitchen.
我闻到厨房里有东西烧焦了。
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He smelt the flowers in the garden.
他闻了闻花园里的花。
名词
胡瓜鱼
a small silvery fish that lives in both marine and fresh water
示例:
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We went fishing for smelt in the river.
我们去河里钓胡瓜鱼。
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Fried smelt is a popular dish in some coastal areas.
炸胡瓜鱼在一些沿海地区是一道受欢迎的菜肴。