alkali

The extremely salty, alkali lake holds little life, but its waters are a favorite spot for wading birds.

其味极咸，碱湖保存了湖中的小生命，但其水域仍为涉水鸟所喜欢的地方。

To get similar characteristics from composites, the carbon fibres are first chemically treated with an alkali which creates lots of tiny pits on their surface.

为了在复合碳材料上获取与电容器相似的性质，这种碳纤维首先经过碱化学处理以令其表面生成许多细微的凹点。

After seeing how this air makes the ugly sagebrush and the patches of alkali and brown earth a feast to the eye, one can understand how the light of heaven may make the ugliest faces beautiful.

这儿的空气能使丑陋的灌木和斑驳的盐碱地、褐色的泥土变成视觉盛宴。 只要见过这些，你就明白为什么说天堂的圣光能让最丑的脸变得美好。