simmer

英 ['sɪmə(r)] 美 ['sɪmə(r)]

• v. 炖；煨；即将爆发；内心充满
• n. 炖；即将发作

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [U] 炖

   cooking at a temperature below the boiling point

v. (动词)

1. vt. & vi. 炖；慢煮

   keep a pot,food,etc. almost at boiling-point

英英释义

Noun:

1. temperature just below the boiling point;

   "the stew remained at a simmer for hours"
   

Verb:

1. boil slowly at low temperature;

   "simmer the sauce"
   "simmering water"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. Simmer the stew for an hour.
   用文火把菜炖一小时。
2. Keep the potatoes on the simmer for ten minutes.
   把马铃薯炖十分钟。
3. Allow the soup to simmer gently for ten minutes.
   把汤小火煨上10 分钟。
4. This row has been simmering for months.
   这场争吵已憋了好几个月了。
5. She simmered for a minute or two, then began shouting uncontrollably.
   她强忍了一两分钟,然后情不自禁地大叫起来。
6. He was simnering with anger.
   他正怒火中烧。

用作名词 (n.)

1. Give the vegetables a five-minute simmer.
   把菜炖五分钟。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. Simmer is a kind of cooking method.
   炖是烹调的一种方法。

用作动词 (v.)

用作不及物动词

S+～(+A)

1. The soup was left to simmer.
   汤放在火上慢慢煮。

用作及物动词

S+ ～+n./pron.

1. The meat has been simmered for one hour.
   肉已经炖了一小时了。

经典引文

• Hot water simmered over a methylated spirits burner.

  出自： A. Guinness

• She brought it..to a boil, then let it simmer.

  出自： H. Norman

词汇搭配

• simmer down 平静下来
• at a simmer 处于几乎达到沸点的状...

词义辨析

v. (动词)

simmer, boil, seethe, stew

• 这组词都有“蒸煮”“煮沸”的意思。其区别在于:
• 1.boil指把东西放在水中快速煮沸,是普通的用语。
• 2.seethe 多指海水翻滚,用于情绪,指受到剧烈的刺激,致使激昂万分而无法抑制。例如:
• The sea was seething around the rocks.海水在岩石周围翻滚。
• She was seething with joy.她喜形于色。
• 3.simmer指慢慢地加热到几乎沸腾,用于情绪,则指不太紧张,还未达到难以控制的程度。例如:
• Bring the mixture to the boil, then simmered for five minutes.把混合剂煮沸,然后再用火煮五分钟。
• I was simmering with indignation.我满腔愤怒。
• 4.stew只限于把鱼、肉和蔬菜在肉汁或调料中混煮,多指用文火慢慢地熬。例如:
• Leave the vegetables and fish to stew gently.把蔬菜和鱼用文火煮着。

近反义词

【近义词】

• boil 沸腾
• seethe 沸腾
• cook 厨师
• bubble 气泡
• rumble 隆隆声
• fester 溃烂
• smoulder (情绪)郁积
• stew 炖汤
• fume 烟
• rant 咆哮
• rave 极力赞扬
• storm 暴风雨
• rage 狂怒