n.

1. 鹽[U]
   Could you pass the salt, please?

   請把鹽遞給我好嗎？

2. 【化】鹽（類）[C]
   Salts can be classified as neutral, acidic and basic.

   鹽類可以分為中性、酸性和鹼性。

3. 風趣，興味，刺激性[U]
   His vivid touch added salt to the story.

   他生動的筆法給故事增添了興味。

4. 〔俚〕（老）水手
   The old salts in the bar love to share stories of their adventures.

   那間酒吧裡的老水手喜歡分享他們的冒險故事。

a.

1. 鹹水的[B]
2. 含鹽的，鹹（味）的
   The fried chicken is too salt.

   那炸雞太鹹了。

3. 鹽醃的[B]
   I ordered the set meal with grilled salt mackerel.

   我點了一個爐烤鹽漬鯖魚的套餐。

4. （故事，笑話等）猥褻的，下流的
   The stand-up comedian has a bunch of salt jokes.

   那個脫口秀諧星有一大堆下流的笑話。

vt.

1. 給……加鹽
   The cook forgot to salt the soup.

   廚師忘記給這個湯加鹽了。

2. 用鹽醃[（+down）]
   I'll have some pork salted.

   我想腌些豬肉。

3. （為防止結冰）撒鹽於（道路上）
   The highway department salted the roads after the storm.

   公路單位在暴風雪後撒鹽於道路上。

n.

1. (also common salt) sodium chloride, a white crystalline substance which gives seawater its characteristic taste and is used for seasoning or preserving food.
   ▸literary something which adds freshness or piquancy.
2. Chemistry  any chemical compound formed by the reaction of an acid with a base, with the hydrogen of the acid replaced by a metal or other cation.
3. (usu. old salt) informal an experienced sailor.

adj.

1. impregnated with salt.
2. (of a plant) growing on the coast or in salt marshes.

v.

1. [often as adj. salted] season or preserve with salt.
   ▸make piquant or more interesting.
2. sprinkle (a road or path) with salt in order to melt snow or ice.
3. (salt something away) informal secretly store or put by something, especially money.
4. informal fraudulently make (a mine) appear to be a paying one by placing rich ore into it.
5. (salt something out) cause soap to separate from lye by adding salt.
   ▸Chemistry  cause an organic compound to separate from an aqueous solution by adding an electrolyte.
6. [as adj. salted] (of a horse) having developed a resistance to disease by surviving it.