salt /sɒ:lt/
Meaning
English definition
- (n.) a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
- (n.) white crystalline form of especially sodium chloride used to season and preserve food
- (n.) the taste experience when common salt is taken into the mouth
Chinese translation
- n. 盐, 风趣, 刺激
- a. 含盐的, 咸的, 风趣的, 辛辣的
- vt. 加盐于, 用盐腌
Word details
- Part of speech
- noun
- Pronunciation
- /sɒ:lt/
- Syllables
- 1
- Exam levels
- Middle-school · Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam
- Frequency
- Zipf 4.6 · Rare
Word forms
salted, salting, salts
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