動(dòng)詞 distill:

1. remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation
   同義詞：purify, sublimate, make pure
2. undergo the process of distillation
   同義詞：distil
3. extract by the process of distillation
   同義詞：extract, distil
4. undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops
   同義詞：condense, distil
5. give off (a liquid)
   同義詞：distil

1. It needs to distill.
   它需要蒸餾。
2. Clouds distill rain.
   云凝結(jié)成雨。
3. Tears distilled slowly from her eyes.
   淚水從她的眼睛里慢慢地滴下來(lái)。
4. Water can be made pure by distilling it.
   水可以通過(guò)蒸餾而提純。

distill 也作 dis.til

v.（動(dòng)詞）
dis.tilled 也作 dis.tilled dis.till.ing dis.til.ling dis.tills dis.tils
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
To subject (a substance) to distillation.
蒸餾：使（某物質(zhì)）蒸餾
To separate (a distillate) by distillation.
蒸餾出：用蒸餾分離（餾出物）
To increase the concentration of, separate, or purify by or as if by distillation.
精煉：用蒸餾法或好象用蒸餾法增加濃度、分離或凈化
To separate or extract the essential elements of:
吸取…的精華：
例句：
distill the crucial points of the book.
從書(shū)中提煉出關(guān)鍵的幾點(diǎn)

To exude or give off (matter) in drops or small quantities.
使擠出；使滴下：以點(diǎn)滴或少量的滲出或排出（物質(zhì)）
v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
To undergo or be produced by distillation.
蒸餾；精煉；濃縮：進(jìn)行蒸餾或用蒸餾生產(chǎn)
To fall or exude in drops or small quantities.
滲出；滴下：以點(diǎn)滴或少量形式落下或排出

來(lái)源：
Middle English distillen
中古英語(yǔ) distillen
from Old French distiller
源自 古法語(yǔ) distiller
from Latin distill3re
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) distill3re
variant of dôstill3re [to trickle]
dôstill3re的變體 [向下]
dô- [de-]
dô- [前綴，表.否定.]
still3re [to drip] from stilla [drop]
still3re [向下滴落，滴下] 源自 stilla [滴，水滴]

【引伸】
distill.able
adj.（形容詞）