[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)达到沸点;(使)沸腾;(使)烧开 When a hot liquid boils or when you boil it, bubbles appear in it and it starts to change into steam or vapour.
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I stood in the kitchen, waiting for the water to boil...
我站在厨房,等着水烧开。
Boil the water in the saucepan and add the sage...
把平底锅里的水烧开,然后加入鼠尾草。
...a saucepan of boiling water.
一锅沸水
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[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]使(水壶或锅里的水)烧开 When you boil a kettle or pan, or put it on to boil, you heat the water inside it until it boils.
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He had nothing to do but boil the kettle and make the tea...
他除了烧水沏茶以外无事可做。
Marianne put the kettle on to boil.
玛丽安娜放上水壶烧开水。
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[VERB 动词](水壶或平底锅里的水)烧开,沸腾 When a kettle or pan is boiling, the water inside it has reached boiling point.
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Is the kettle boiling?
壶里的水开了吗?
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[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]用开水煮;在开水中煮 When you boil food, or when it boils, it is cooked in boiling water. →see usage note at:
cook
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Boil the chick peas, add garlic and lemon juice...
把鹰嘴豆放在开水中煮,并加入大蒜和柠檬汁。
I'd peel potatoes and put them on to boil.
我要削掉土豆皮然后把它们煮熟。
...boiled eggs and toast.
熟鸡蛋和吐司
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[VERB 动词]愤怒;怒火中烧 If you are boiling with anger, you are very angry.
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I used to be all sweetness and light on the outside, but inside I would be boiling with rage.
我过去常常是外表看上去轻松愉快,而内心却怒火中烧。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]疖子;疔 A boil is a red, painful swelling on your skin, which contains a thick yellow liquid called pus.
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See also:
boiling
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[PHRASE 短语](使)沸腾;(使)达到沸点 When you bring a liquid to the boil, you heat it until it boils. When it comes to the boil, it begins to boil.
[V inflects]
Put water, butter and lard into a saucepan and bring slowly to the boil.
把水、黄油和猪油倒入平底锅,然后慢火煮沸。
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to make someone's blood boil→see:
blood
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相关词组:
boil away
boil down
boil down to
boil over
boil up
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boil★/bɔɪl; NAmEbɔɪl/
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boilboilsboiledboilingverb★ _cooking_methods_comp.jpg _boil.jpg 1★[intransitive , transitive ]when a liquid boilsor when you boilit, it is heated to the point where it forms bubbles and turns to steam or vapour(使)沸腾;煮沸;烧开◆The water was bubbling and boiling away.水在咕嘟咕嘟地沸腾着。boilsth ◆Boil plenty of salted water, then add the spaghetti.把足量的盐水烧开,再放入意大利面条。2★[intransitive , transitive ]when a kettle,pan, etc. boilsor when you boila kettle,etc, it is heated until the water inside it boils(把壶、锅等里面的水)烧开◆( BrE) The kettle's boiling. 壶开了。boilsth ◆I'll boil the kettle and make some tea.我来烧壶开水泡点茶。+ adj.◆She left the gas on by mistake and the pan boiled dry(= the water boiled until there was none left).她忘了关煤气,结果把锅烧干了。3★[intransitive , transitive ]to cook or wash sth in boiling water; to be cooked or washed in boiling water 用沸水煮(或烫洗);被煮(或烫洗)◆She put some potatoes on to boil.她煮了些土豆。boilsth ◆boiled carrots/cabbage水煮胡萝卜╱卷心菜◆to boil an egg for sb给某人煮个鸡蛋boilsb sth ◆to boil sb an egg给某人煮个鸡蛋☞collocationsat
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4[intransitive ]boil(with sth) if you boilwith anger, etc. or anger, etc. boilsinside you, you are very angry 怒火中烧;异常气愤◆He was boiling with rage.他怒不可遏。IDIOMsee
blood
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watch
v.PHRASAL VERBSˌboil ˈdown | ˌboil sth↔ˈdownto be reduced or to reduce sth by boiling (使)煮浓,熬浓ˌboil sth ˈdown (to sth)to make sth, especially information, shorter by leaving out the parts that are not important 概括;归纳;压缩◆The original speech I had written got boiled down to about ten minutes.我写的演讲原稿被压缩到了大约十分钟。ˌboil ˈdown to sth( not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时) (of a situation, problem, etc. 局势、问题等)to have sth as a main or basic part 归结为;基本问题是◆In the end, what it all boils down tois money, or the lack of it. 问题的症结是钱,或者说是缺钱。ˌboil ˈover1(of liquid 液体)to boil and flow over the side of a pan, etc. 煮溢;潽出2( informal) to become very angry 怒火中烧;大怒3(of a situation, an emotion, etc. 局势、情绪等)to change into sth more dangerous or violent 恶化;爆发SYN
explode
◆Racial tension finally boiled over in the inner city riots.种族间的紧张状态最终演化成了内城区的暴乱。ˌboil ˈupif a situation or an emotion boils up,it becomes dangerous, worrying, etc. (局势、情绪等)进入危急关头,令人担忧◆I could feel anger boiling up inside me.我感到怒火中烧。ˌboil sth↔ˈupto heat a liquid or some food until it boils把(液体或食物)烧开noun1[singular ]a period of boiling; the point at which liquid boils 沸腾;沸点◆( BrE) Bringthe soup to the boil,then allow it to simmer for five minutes. 把汤煮开,然后文火煮五分钟。◆( NAmE) Bringthe soup to a boil.把汤煮开。2[countable ]a painful infected swelling under the skin which is full of a thick yellow liquid (called
pus
) 疖;皮下脓肿;黄水疮IDIOMSoff the ˈboil( BrE) less good than before 不如以前◆The second series of the show really went off the boil.节目的续集的确逊色一些。on the ˈboilvery active 十分活跃;如火如荼◆We have several projects all on the boil at once.我们热火朝天地同时开展了几个项目。boil/bɔɪl; NAmEbɔɪl/
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1[intransitive, transitive] when a liquid boils, or when you boil it, it becomes hot enough to turn into gasboil at The solution boiled at 57.4°C. Put the spaghetti into plenty of boiling salted water. We were advised to boil the water before drinking it.2[intransitive, transitive] to cook something in boiling water: a boiled egg Boil the rice for 15 minutes. She fried the chicken and put the vegetables on to boil.► see thesaurus at
cook
3[intransitive, transitive] if something containing liquid boils, the liquid inside it is boiling: The kettle’s boiling – shall I turn it off? The saucepan boiled dry on the stove.4[transitive] to wash something, using boiling water: I always boil the cotton sheets.5[intransitive] if you are boiling with anger, you are extremely angryboil with Lewis was boiling with rage and misery. →
boiling point(2)
, → make somebody’s blood boil
at blood1(4)
GRAMMARBoil belongs to a group of verbs where the same noun can be the subject of the verb or its object.• You can say: · I’m boiling the potatoes. In this sentence, ‘the potatoes’ is the object of boil.• You can also say: · The potatoes are boiling. In this sentence, ‘the potatoes’ is the subject of boil.Grammar guide ‒ VERBSboil away phrasal verbif a liquid boils away, it disappears because it has been heated too much: The soup’s almost boiled away.boil down phrasal verb1boil down to something informal if a long statement, argument etc boils down to a single statement, that statement is the main point or cause: It boils down to a question of priorities.2boil something ↔ down to make a list or piece of writing shorter by not including anything that is not necessary: You can boil this down so that there are just two main categories.3if a food or liquid boils down, or if you boil it down, it becomes less after it is cooked: Spinach tends to boil down a lot.boil something ↔ down glue made from boiling down old sheepskinsboil over phrasal verb1if a liquid boils over when it is heated, it rises and flows over the side of the container: The milk was boiling over on the stove behind her.2if a situation or an emotion boils over, the people involved stop being calm: All the bitterness of the last two years seemed to boil over.boil over into Anger eventually boils over into words that are later regretted.boil up phrasal verb1if a situation or emotion boils up, bad feelings grow until they reach a dangerous level: She could sense that trouble was boiling up at work. He could feel the anger boiling up inside him.2 boil something ↔ up to heat food or a liquid until it begins to boil: Boil the fruit up with sugar.
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1the boil British English, a boil American English the act or state of boiling: Add the seasoning and bring the sauce to the boil. She waited for the water to come to the boil (=begin to boil).2[countable] a painful infected swelling under someone’s skin: The boy’s body is covered in boils.3go off the boil British English to become less good at something that you are usually very good at: He’s gone off the boil after a tournament win in Dubai.
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boil
[bɔɪl]boiled, boiling, boils
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boiled[3671] boiling[4638] boils[1780]
煮沸(42%),沸腾(39%),疖(7%),激动(7%),翻滚(5%)
n.沸腾,煮沸;疖子
vt.煮沸,烧开;使…激动;使…蒸发
vi.煮沸,沸腾;激动,激昂
n.(Boil)人名;(俄)博伊尔
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