名詞 simmer:

1. temperature just below the boiling point

動詞 simmer:

1. boil slowly at low temperature

1. Bring the mixture to the boil, then let it simmer for ten minutes.
   把混合物煮至沸騰，然後再用文火煮十分鐘。
2. Let the soup simmer (for) a few minutes.
   讓湯再煮幾分鐘。
3. Keep the potatoes on the simmer for ten minutes.
   把馬鈴薯燉十分鐘。
4. Simmer the stew for an hour.
   用文火把菜燉一小時。
5. This row has been simmering for months.
   這場爭吵已憋了好幾個月了。
6. Simmer down, now, and stop shouting.
   靜下來吧，別喊了。
7. She simmered for a minute or two, then began shouting uncontrollably.
   她強忍了一兩分鐘，然後情不自禁地大叫起來。
8. Things have simmered down since the riots last week.
   自上周騷動以來，事態(tài)已平靜下來了。