salt

noun

1. 盐；食盐
   a white substance that is added to food to give it a better flavour or to preserve it. Salt is obtained from mines and is also found in sea water. It is sometimes called common salt to distinguish it from other chemical salts .
   1. Pass the salt, please.
      请把盐递过来。
   2. a pinch of salt (= a small amount of it)
      一撮盐
   3. Season with salt and pepper.
      放盐和胡椒粉调味。
   4. sea salt
      海盐
2. 盐（金属和酸组成的化学物质）
   a chemical formed from a metal and an acid
   1. mineral salts
      矿盐
3. 形状（或味道）像盐的物质
   a substance that looks or tastes like salt
   1. bath salts (= used to give a pleasant smell to bath water)
      （放在洗澡水中使之芳香的）浴盐

verb

1. 在（食物）中放盐
   to put salt on or in food
   1. salted peanuts
      咸花生米
   2. a pan of boiling salted water
      一锅放了盐的开水
2. 用盐腌制（食物）
   to preserve food with salt
   1. salted fish
      咸鱼
3. 把盐撒在路面上（以使冰雪融化）
   to put salt on roads to melt ice or snow

adj.

1. 含盐的；咸的；用盐腌制的
   containing, tasting of or preserved with salt
   1. salt water
      海水
   2. salt beef
      腌牛肉

1. N-UNCOUNT 盐;食盐
   Salt is a strong-tasting substance, in the form of white powder or crystals, which is used to improve the flavour of food or to preserve it. Salt occurs naturally in sea water.
   1. Season lightly with salt and pepper.
      略微加点盐和胡椒调味。
   2. ...a pinch of salt.
      一撮盐
2. VERB 给(食物)加盐
   When you salt food, you add salt to it.
   1. Salt the stock to your taste and leave it simmering very gently.
      根据自己的口味给原汤加点盐，然后用文火慢炖。
3. N-COUNT 盐，盐类(酸和碱的化合物)
   Salts are substances that are formed when an acid reacts with an alkali.
   1. The rock is rich in mineral salts.
      该岩石中富含矿盐。
4. See also: Epsom salts smelling salts
5. PHRASE 人中豪杰;社会中坚;吃苦耐劳的人
   If you describe someone as the salt of the earth, you have a lot of respect for them as the type of person who deals with difficult or demanding situations without making any unnecessary fuss.
   1. Most of the people there are salt-of-the-earth, good, working-class people.
      那里的大多数人都是吃苦耐劳、心地善良的工人阶级。
6. PHRASE 对…半信半疑;不完全相信
   If you take something with a pinch of salt, you do not believe that it is completely accurate or true.
   1. The more miraculous parts of this account should be taken with a pinch of salt.
      对这篇记述中那些颇具神奇色彩的部分也不应全信。
7. PHRASE 称职;胜任;值得尊敬
   If you say, for example, that any doctor worth his or her salt would do something, you mean that any doctor who was good at his or her job or who deserved respect would do it.
   1. Any coach worth his salt would do exactly as I did.
      任何称职的教练都会采取和我一模一样的行动。
8. PHRASE 往伤口上撒盐;雪上加霜;落井下石
   If someone or something rubs salt into the wound, they make the unpleasant situation that you are in even worse, often by reminding you of your failures or faults.
   1. I had no intention of rubbing salt into a friend's wounds, so all I said was that I did not give interviews.
      我不想往朋友的伤口上撒盐，所以我只说我没有进行面试。

1. Season with salt, pepper and a pinch of cayenne.
   调以盐、胡椒和少许辣椒粉。
2. Common salt is made up of 40% sodium and 60% chloride.
   食盐由40%的钠和60%的氯化物构成。
3. Salt water is much more conductive than fresh water is.
   盐水比淡水的传导性强得多。
4. New research shows that an excess of meat and salt can contract muscles.
   新的研究表明，过量食用肉类和盐可能会导致肌肉收缩。
5. As the water evaporates, a crust of salt is left on the surface of the soil.
   随着水分的蒸发，地面上留下了一层结晶盐。
6. As with all dietary changes, reducing salt should be done gradually.
   像所有改变饮食结构的情况一样，减少盐的摄入量也应当采取渐进的方式。
7. Salt is a natural disinfectant.
   盐是天然的消毒剂。
8. Dissolve the salt in a little boiled water.
   将盐溶解在少许开水中。
9. The salt marshes and mud flats attract large numbers of waterfowl.
   盐碱地和泥滩吸引了大量水鸟。
10. She forgot about everything but the sun and the wind and the salt spray.
    除了太阳、风和盐雾，她什么都记不得了。
11. Add the melted butter, molasses, salt, and flour.
    加入化开的黄油、糖浆、盐和面粉。
12. Omit the salt in this recipe
    省略菜谱中放盐这一步。
13. Season with salt and pepper.
    用盐和胡椒调味。
14. Prick the potatoes and rub the skins with salt
    将马铃薯戳一些洞，并用盐揉搓外皮。
15. Salt the stock to your taste and leave it simmering very gently.
    根据自己的口味给原汤加点盐，然后用文火慢炖。
16. The rock is rich in mineral salts.
    该岩石中富含矿盐。
17. The more miraculous parts of this account should be taken with a pinch of salt.
    对这篇记述中那些颇具神奇色彩的部分也不应全信。
18. Any coach worth his salt would do exactly as I did.
    任何称职的教练都会采取和我一模一样的行动。
19. I had no intention of rubbing salt into a friend's wounds, so all I said was that I did not give interviews.
    我不想往朋友的伤口上撒盐，所以我只说我没有进行面试。
20. Season the meat with salt and pepper
    用盐和胡椒粉给肉调味。
21. Sprinkle the meat with salt and place in the pan
    在肉上撒上盐，然后放进平底锅。
22. Add tomato paste, salt and pepper to taste.
    酌量添加番茄酱、盐和胡椒粉。
23. Do not add salt to beans when cooking as this tends to toughen the skins.
    煮豆荚时别加盐，因为这常会使豆壳变硬。
24. Dissolve the salt in the warm water.
    把盐放在温水里溶解。
25. Sea water contains salt.
    海水含有盐分。
26. You put too much salt in this dish.
    这菜里你盐搁得太多了。
27. Mix up the salt with the pepper.
    把盐和胡椒粉混合在一起。
28. The sea water is mainly composed of water and salt.
    海水主要由水和盐组成。
29. The vegetables need more salt.
    这些蔬菜还需要加盐。
30. This meat should be seasoned with salt and mustard.
    这肉里应该加点盐和芥末调味。

salt sth↔away

1. （通常指以欺瞒手段）秘密贮存
   to save sth for the future, secretly and usually dishonestly
   1. Pass the salt, please.
      请把盐递过来。
   2. a pinch of salt (= a small amount of it)
      一撮盐
   3. Season with salt and pepper.
      放盐和胡椒粉调味。
   4. sea salt
      海盐

n.

the salt of the earth

• 世上的盐，地上的盐（指善良而信实的人）
  a very good and honest person that you can always depend on

like a dose of salts

• 很快地；一下子
  very fast and easily

take sth with a pinch of salt

• 不完全相信；半信半疑
  to be careful about believing that sth is completely true

rub salt into the wound

rub salt into sb's wounds

• 在伤口上抹盐；使雪上加霜
  to make a difficult experience even more difficult for sb

worth your/its salt

• 称职；胜任
  deserving respect, especially because you do your job well
  1. Any teacher worth her salt knows that.
     凡称职的教师都知道这一点。