salt

rub salt into the (或 someone's) wound

make a painful experience even more painful for someone

在某人伤口上擦盐，使某人痛上加痛

the salt of the earth

a person or group of people of great kindness, reliability, or honesty

社会中坚，最高尚的人，最值得信赖的人

sit below the salt

be of lower social standing or worth

社会地位低

take something with a pinch (或grain) of salt

regard something as exaggerated; believe only part of something

半信半疑

I take anything he says with a large pinch of salt.

我对他所说的一切都要打个折扣。

worth one's salt

good or competent at the job or profession specified

胜任的，称职的，有能力的

any astrologer worth her salt would have predicted this.

任何一个称职的占星家都会预测到这一点。

salt something away

(informal)secretly store or put by something, especially money

(非正式)私下积攒（尤指钱）

salt something out

cause soap to separate from lye by adding salt

加盐使皂从碱液中分离出来

salt away

To put aside; save.

搁置；保存

salt out

To separate (a dissolved substance) by adding salt to the solution.

盐析：通过向溶液中加盐而分离出（溶解的物质）

worth (one's) salt

Efficient and capable.

有效的，有能力的