desalinate
verbVerb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they desalinate | |
| he / she / it desalinates | |
| past simple desalinated | |
| past participle desalinated | |
| -ing form desalinating |
- desalinate something
to remove salt from seawater so that it can be used 淡化：从海水中去除盐，以便可以使用 The facility desalinates seawater to produce fresh water for drinking. 该设施淡化海水以生产饮用水。 Water supplies are so low they need desalinated water urgently. 水供应如此之少，他们迫切需要淡化水。