액체를 가열하여 생긴 증기를 냉각시켜 다시 액체로 만듦으로써 불순물을 제거하고 성분을 분리하다.
To purify a liquid by heating it until it vaporizes, then cooling and condensing the vapor back into a liquid form.
예문:
"The distillery uses traditional copper stills to distil high-quality whiskey from fermented grain."
"In the laboratory, we had to distil the water twice to ensure it was pure enough for the experiment."
"The process is used to distil essential oils from various aromatic plants and flowers."
복잡한 생각이나 방대한 정보에서 가장 핵심적인 의미나 중요한 부분만을 뽑아내다.
To extract the most essential meaning or most important aspects of a complex idea or a large amount of information.
예문:
"The author managed to distil her years of travel experience into a single, profound volume of poetry."
"It is the journalist's job to distil the complex political situation into a story that the public can understand."
액체가 방울져 떨어지거나 천천히 스며 나오다.
To fall or let fall in drops; to trickle or exude slowly.
예문:
"As the temperature dropped, moisture began to distil from the air and form dew on the grass."
"A sweet, sticky resin distils from the bark of the ancient pine trees during the summer heat."