season

vt.
1.preserve (as in pickle)保藏(双关：腌起)。
△Rom. 2.3. 71:“How much salt water thrown away in waste,/To season love,that of it doth not taste!”i.e. In spiteof the preserving power of salt water (Romeo's tearsfor Rosaline),Romeo's love for Rosaline has notbeen preserved but become tasteless. His love for herhas gone.为培养爱情多少泪水都已浪费掉，到头来并没有一点爱情的味道！
2. render more agreeable,bring to perfection使惬意，使完美。
△Mer.5.1.107:“How many things by seasonseasoned are / To their right praise and true perfec-tion!”多少东西都是靠了适当环境的配合，才赢得人们的赞美，做到完美无比的地步！ (又译：多少事物，多亏跟时机合拍，才达到尽善尽美，博得了赞赏！)
3. mature,ripen,convert into使成熟，催熟，使变成。
△Ham.1.3.81:“Farewell,my blessing season this inthee!”i.e. May my blessing bring this (i.e. my adviceto you) to maturity in you! 再会，祝你使这番话开花结果！
△ Ham.3.2.220 (208):“And who in want a hollowfriend doth try,/ Directly seasons him his enemy.”穷困时去向虚伪的朋友求助，等于催他翻脸，交情变为陌路。
4. temper,moderate,qualify,alleviate调节，节制，缓和，减轻。
△Ham.1.2.192:“Season your admiration for awhile”，暂不要惊慌。
△Ham. 2.1.28: “’Faith no,asyou may season it in the charge.”一定不会，你说的时候可以留点分寸。
△Mer.4.1.196:“And earthly power doththen show likest God's / When mercy seasons jus-tice.”若是能以慈悲调剂王法，人间的权威就与上帝最近似了。
5. gratify 满足。
△Mer.4.1.96:“and let theirpalates / Be seasoned with such viands?”让他们的舌头也尝尝你们吃的美味佳肴吧。
6.❶preserve by salt,keep fresh and untainted用盐腌，防腐。
❷preserve,embalm保藏，使不朽。
△Tw.1.1.30 (29):“all this to season / A brother's dead love.”这一切都是为了要保藏她的亡兄对她的爱。(按： preserve一词联系上文brine一词作为“盐水”之义，双关：盐腌。)