simmer
vt. 煨 vi. 炖, 内心充满 n. 即将沸腾的状态, 即将发作
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1.
The state or process of simmering.
The kettle was kept on the simmer.
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1.
Someone who plays a sim (a simulation game), particularly The Sims.
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1.
To cook or undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point.
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不及物The soup simmered on the stove.
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2.
To cause to cook or to cause to undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point.
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及物Simmer the soup for five minutes, then serve.
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To be on the point of breaking out into anger; to be agitated.
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To remain angry with someone or something past the point of exhaustion; to resign oneself to holding a grudge, especially after some failed attempts to resolve a situation.
比喻 不及物I tried to get through to him; all that's left for me to do is simmer.
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To develop gradually, of an idea or plan.
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From alteration of dialectal simper, from Middle English simperen (“to simmer”), of possibly imitative origin. First attested in the intransitive sense. The noun is from the verb. First attested in the late 15ᵗʰ century.
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