0 to leave food in a liquid so that it absorbs the liquid and becomes soft, or to become soft in this way -- （把食物）浸软；浸渍
Mix together all the ingredients and leave them to macerate in the fridge overnight. 将所有配料混合在一起，放在冰箱里浸渍一晚。
This stated that coastal stations should macerate their sewage before discharging it to the sea, preferably into deep waters.
As the storm swell dissipated, the continued application of layer-parallel shear stresses macerated any stratigraphy not already cemented to form the platy, intraclastic matrix.
After the fresh faecal weight was determined, faeces were macerated and mixed with water, and then the large debris was removed with a wire mesh.
Glucosinolate hydrolysis products released from macerated tissue may react with organic matter in the tissue itself and may not be released into the environment87.
After removal of the tunica, seminiferous tubules were macerated using a pair of fine scissors.
In this way, three samples of control wines and three of macerated wines of each variety were obtained for both the vintages.
All comparative samples were macerated in a 2:1 mixture of 30% hydrogen peroxide and glacial acetic acid.
Volatile allyl isothiocyanate produced from macerated black mustard tissues also reduced the growth of rigid ryegrass, but tended not to persist in the environment69.
