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boil
12 ENTRIES FOUND:
boils; boiled; boiling
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
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
boiled; boiling; boils
1
a
: to come to the boiling point
b
: to generate bubbles of vapor when heated —used of a liquid
c
: to cook in boiling water
: a localized swelling and inflammation of the skin resulting from infection of a hair follicle and adjacent tissue, having a hard central core, and forming pus
Synonyms
Example Sentences
Verb Keep the temperature low enough so the mixture will not boil. a pot of boiling water french fries cooked in boiling oil
Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English, from Anglo-French buillir, boillir, from Latin bullire to bubble, from bulla bubble
Noun (1)
Middle English, alteration of bile, from Old English bȳl; akin to Old High German pūlla bladder
First Known Use
Verb
14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a
Noun (1)
15th century, in the meaning defined above
Noun (2)
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of boil was in the 14th century Phrases Containing boil
noun¹
usually
noun²
verb
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