n.

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

   请把盐递给我好吗？

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

   盐类可以分为中性、酸性和碱性。

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

   他生动的笔法给故事增添了趣味。

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

   那间酒吧里的老水手喜欢分享他们的冒险故事。

5. 谨慎态度；保留[U]

a.

1. 咸水的[B]
2. 含盐的，咸（味）的
   The fried chicken is too salt.

   那炸鸡太咸了。

3. 盐腌的[B]
   I ordered the set meal with grilled salt mackerel.

   我点了一个炉烤盐渍鲭鱼的套餐。

4. （故事、笑话等）猥亵的，下流的
   The stand-up comedian has a bunch of salt jokes.

   那个脱口秀谐星有一大堆下流的笑话。

vt.

1. 给……加盐
   The cook forgot to salt the soup.

   厨师忘记给这个汤加盐了。

2. 用盐腌[（+down）]
   I'll have some pork salted.

   我想腌些猪肉。

3. （为防止结冰）撒盐于（道路上）
   The highway department salted the roads after the storm.

   公路部门暴风雪后在道路上撒盐。

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.