"distill" in Chinese (Simplified)
蒸馏
Definition
加热液体使其变成蒸气后再冷却得到纯净的液体；也可比喻为提取某事物的精华。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
字面意义多用于科学或工业环境（如化学、酒类生产）；比喻义常指提炼或归纳思想。不要和“提取”混淆。常用搭配如“蒸馏水”、“蒸馏精华”之类。
Examples
Scientists distill water to remove impurities.
科学家**蒸馏**水来去除杂质。
You can distill alcohol using this machine.
你可以用这台机器**蒸馏**酒精。
They distill perfume from flowers.
他们从花中**蒸馏**香水。
Can you distill the main ideas from this report?
你能帮我**提炼**这份报告的主要观点吗？
His style is simple—he knows how to distill complex thoughts.
他的风格很简洁——他知道如何**提炼**复杂的思想。
After hours of work, she managed to distill her experiences into a short story.
经过几个小时的努力，她终于将经历**提炼**成一个短篇故事。