simmer

1. V-T/V-I When you simmer food or when it simmers, you cook it by keeping it at boiling point or just below boiling point. 用文火燉; 煨

Make an infusion by boiling and simmering the rhubarb and camomile together. 煮燉大黃和黃春菊來熬成濃汁。

2. N-SING Simmer is also a noun. 燉; 煨

Combine the stock, whole onion and peppercorns in a pan and bring to a simmer. 把高湯料、整個(gè)洋蔥和胡椒粒拌入平底鍋內(nèi)，然后用文火燉。

3. V-I If a conflict or a quarrel simmers, it does not actually happen for a period of time, but eventually builds up to the point where it does. (沖突或爭(zhēng)吵) 醞釀; 趨于激化

...bitter divisions that have simmered for more than half a century. …醞釀了半個(gè)多世紀(jì)的嚴(yán)重分歧。