"distill" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 蒸餾

Definition

將液體加熱使其變成蒸氣，再冷卻以獲得純淨的液體；也可用來比喻提取事物的精華。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

字面上常見於科學或工業（如化學、酒類製造）；比喻用法指提煉或歸納重點。與「提取」不同。常見搭配有「蒸餾水」、「蒸餾精華」等。

Examples

Scientists distill water to remove impurities.

科學家**蒸餾**水以去除雜質。

You can distill alcohol using this machine.

你可以用這臺機器**蒸餾**酒精。

They distill perfume from flowers.

他們從花中**蒸餾**香水。

Can you distill the main ideas from this report?

你能幫我**提煉**這份報告的主要觀點嗎？

His style is simple—he knows how to distill complex thoughts.

他的風格很簡潔──他知道如何**提煉**複雜的思想。

After hours of work, she managed to distill her experiences into a short story.

經過幾個小時的努力，她終於將經歷**提煉**成了一篇短篇故事。