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(intransitive) To cook or undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point. / (transitive) To cause to cook or to cause to undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point.

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Source Word

simmer

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈsɪmɚ/

Verb

intransitive transitive figuratively

(intransitive) To cook or undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point. / (transitive) To cause to cook or to cause to undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point.

Japanese Meaning

弱火で煮る、またはじっくりと加熱する。料理を沸騰点以下の温度で調理することを意味し、他動詞の場合は、食材などを弱火で調理するようにすること。

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After adding the stock, let the soup simmer for an hour to develop the flavors.

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だしを加えた後、風味を引き出すためにスープを弱火で1時間ほどじっくり煮込んでください。

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Sense（1）

(intransitive) To cook or undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point.

The soup simmered on the stove.

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Sense（2）

(transitive) To cause to cook or to cause to undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point.

Simmer the soup for five minutes, then serve.

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Sense（3）

(intransitive, figuratively) To be on the point of breaking out into anger; to be agitated.

Maybe that really did happen, and Robin's anger at his wife had simmered for this long?

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Sense（4）

(intransitive, figuratively) To remain angry with someone or something past the point of exhaustion; to resign oneself to holding a grudge, especially after some failed attempts to resolve a situation.