simmer
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例句
英語六級真題
柯林斯高階英漢雙解學習詞典釋義
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V-ERG
用文火燉;煨
When you simmer food or when it simmers, you cook it by keeping it at boiling point or just below boiling point.
例句
Make an infusion by boiling and simmering the rhubarb and camomile together...
將大黃和甘菊一起煮沸再用文火燉,熬成湯藥。
Turn the heat down so the sauce simmers gently.
將爐火調小，用文火燉調味汁。
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VERB
(沖突、爭吵等)醞釀，即將爆發
If a conflict or a quarrel simmers, it does not actually happen for a period of time, but eventually builds up to the point where it does.
例句
...bitter divisions that have simmered for more than half a century...
醞釀了半個多世紀的嚴重分歧
The gardener exploded with the rage that had simmered all morning...
花匠憋了一個早上的憤怒終于爆發了。
英英詞典釋義