| 词汇 | boil |
| 释义 | boil (noun) boil (noun) boil 12 ENTRIES FOUND: boil (verb) boil (noun) boil (noun) boiled sweet (noun) boiling (adjective) boiling (adverb) boiling point (noun) hard-boiled (adjective) soft-boiled (adjective) blood (noun) pot (noun) watch (verb) 1 boil /ˈbojəl/ verb boils; boiled; boiling 1 boil /ˈbojəl/ verb boils; boiled; boiling Learner's definition of BOIL 1 a [no object] : to become so hot that bubbles are formed in a liquid and rise to the top沸腾；达到沸点 Let the water boil.让水烧开。 Keep the temperature low enough so the mixture will not boil.将温度保持在混合液无法沸腾的低点。 a pot of boiling water一锅沸水 The kettle (of water) is boiling. = The water in the kettle is boiling.壶里的水烧开了。 french fries cooked in boiling oil在沸油中炸出的薯条 Cook the mixture until the liquid has boiled away. [=until the liquid has gone; until all of the liquid has turned into steam]将混合液煮至水分全部蒸发。 b [+ object] : to heat (a liquid or a container with liquid in it) so that bubbles are formed and rise to the top煮沸；烧开 Boil (up) some water.烧些开水。 Can you boil a kettle (of water) for tea?你能烧壶水沏茶吗？ 2 : to cook (something) in water that is boiling用沸水煮；烹煮 [+ object] Boil the eggs/vegetables.煮鸡蛋/蔬菜。 Make sure you boil (up) a lot of potatoes.你一定得多煮些土豆。 boiled eggs/potatoes煮熟的鸡蛋/土豆 [no object] He put some potatoes on to boil. [=he put a pot with potatoes and water in it on the stove and turned the burner on]他煮了些土豆。 The pasta is boiling.意大利面正煮着。 3 [no object] : to feel a strong emotion (such as anger)激动；发怒 — + with The crowd boiled [=seethed] with anger.人群愤怒了。 a watched pot never boils ◊ The expression a watched pot never boils means that time passes very slowly when you are waiting for something to happen if that is the only thing you are thinking about.心急锅不开（指等待的时候觉得时间过得很慢） boil down [phrasal verb] 1 a : to become reduced in amount by boiling煮浓；熬稠 Let the sauce boil down and thicken.把酱汁熬得浓稠一些。 b boil (something) down or boil down (something) : to reduce the amount of (a liquid) by boiling it使煮浓；使熬稠 Boil down the sauce so that it thickens.把酱汁熬得浓稠一些。 2 boil (something) down or boil down (something) : to make (something) short or simple by removing the parts that are not important or necessary压缩；简化；概括 He was able to boil down [=condense] the report to a brief summary.他能把报告压缩成一个简短的摘要。 3 boil down to (something) : to have (something) as the main or basic part归结为；基本问题是 His speech boiled down to [=was basically] a plea for more money.他的讲话归根结底就是要更多的钱。 Their objections all boil down to one thing: cost.他们反对的理由全部归结起来只有一点：成本。 You can get advice from many sources, but it all boils down to common sense. [=you should be guided by common sense]你可以吸取多方意见，但所有意见都要合乎常理。 boil over [phrasal verb] 1 : to flow over the side of a container while boiling煮溢；潽出 The water in the pot is boiling over. = The pot (of water) is boiling over.锅里的水煮溢出来了。 2 a : to become violent or to lose control because of anger勃然大怒 He's so mad that he's ready to boil over.他气得快要失去控制了。 b : to change into something more violent愈演愈烈；爆发 Their disagreement finally boiled over into a fight.他们的分歧愈演愈烈，最后打了起来。 boil up [phrasal verb] : to grow toward a dangerous level加剧；发展到危险的程度 He could feel the anger boiling up inside him. [=he could feel himself becoming very angry]他感到怒火中烧。 Problems have been boiling up in the cities during the hot summer.炎炎夏日，城市里的问题已经发展到岌岌可危的地步。 make someone's blood boil — see blood 2 boil /ˈbojəl/ noun plural boils 2 boil /ˈbojəl/ noun plural boils Learner's definition of BOIL 1 [singular] of a liquid : the act or state of boiling沸腾 (US) Bring the water to a boil. = (chiefly Brit) Bring the water to the boil. [=boil the water]把水烧开。 (US) The kettle on the stove came to a boil. = (chiefly Brit) The kettle on the stove came to the boil. [=the kettle began to boil]炉子上水壶里的水烧开了。 She put the kettle (of water) on the boil. [=she put the kettle on a hot burner so that the water in it would boil]她把壶放在炉子上烧开水。 The mixture should be cooked at a slow boil. [=with small bubbles rising slowly to the surface of the liquid]混合液应慢慢烹煮。 Bring the pot to a rolling boil. [=to a state where large bubbles rise quickly to the surface of the liquid]把锅里的水烧到滚开。 2 [count] US : a dish of shellfish, vegetables, and spices that is cooked by boiling水煮的菜肴（如贝类、蔬菜、香料等） a crab/shrimp boil水煮蟹/虾； also : a party at which this dish is served（专吃某道水煮菜的）宴会 They invited their family and friends to a crab boil on the beach.他们邀请家人和朋友去海滩吃水煮螃蟹宴。 off the boil British, informal : into a state that is less good than before不如从前 After two hit singles, the band went off the boil. [=the band was not as successful]创作了两首风靡一时的单曲之后，这个乐队就开始走下坡路了。 on the boil British, informal : in a state of activity or development处于活跃状态；处于发展之中 The deal is still on the boil.交易仍在如火如荼地进行。 kept their romance on the boil使他们的爱情保鲜 — compare 3boil 3 boil /ˈbojəl/ noun plural boils 3 boil /ˈbojəl/ noun plural boils Learner's definition of BOIL [count] : a painful, swollen area under the skin that is caused by infection疖；黄水疮 — compare 2boil |
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