新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

boil

英  [bɔɪl]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • boils

    1[C 可数名词] 疖子

    A boil is a red, painful swelling on your skin that contains a thick yellow liquid called pus.

    近义词

    cyst

    PHRASAL VERB. 短语动词
  • boil down to

    1[PHRASAL 短语] (情况或问题)归根结底

    If you say that a situation or problem boils down to a particular thing or can be boiled down to a particular thing, you mean that this is the most important or the most basic aspect of it.

    近义词

    amount to

    双语例句

    例:

    What they want boils down to just one thing. It is land.

    他们想要的归根结底只有一样东西,那就是土地。

  • boil over

    1[PHRASAL 短语] 煮沸而溢出

    When a liquid that is being heated boils over, it rises and flows over the edge of the container.

    双语例句

    例:

    Heat the liquid in a large, wide container rather than a high narrow one, or it can boil over.

    液体加热时要放进宽大的容器里,不要放进细长的容器里,否则它会溢出来。

    2[PHRASAL 短语] (情绪)失去控制

    When someone's feelings boil over, the person loses their temper or becomes violent.

    近义词

    erupt

    双语例句

    例:

    Sometimes frustration and anger can boil over into direct and violent action.

    有时无奈和愤怒会失去控制,变成直接的暴力行为。

    PHRASE. 习语
  • bring to the boil , come to the boil

    1烧沸 , 开始沸腾

    When you bring a liquid to the boil, you heat it until it boils. When it comes to the boil, it begins to boil.

    双语例句

    例:

    Put water, butter and lard into a saucepan and bring slowly to the boil.

    在汤锅里加入水、黄油和猪油,慢慢煮开。

    VERB. 动词
  • boils , boiling , boiled

    1[I 不及物动词] 使…沸腾 , 沸腾

    When a hot liquid boils or when you boil it, bubbles appear in it and it starts to change into steam or vapour.

    双语例句

    例:

    I stood in the kitchen, waiting for the water to boil.

    我站在厨房里等水开。

    例:

    Gold melts at 1,064 degrees centigrade and boils at 2,808 degrees centigrade.

    金子的熔点是1064摄氏度,沸点是2808摄氏度。

    例:

    Boil the water in the saucepan and add the sage.

    把汤锅里的水烧开,然后放进鼠尾草叶。

    2[I 不及物动词] 烧开

    When you boil a pot or a kettle, or put it on to boil, you heat the water inside it until it boils.

    双语例句

    例:

    He had nothing to do but boil the kettle and make the tea.

    他除了烧开水和沏茶以外无事可做。

    3[I 不及物动词] 烧沸

    When a pot is boiling, the water inside it has reached boiling point.

    双语例句

    例:

    The pot was boiling.

    锅里的水烧开了。

    4[I 不及物动词]

    When you boil food, or when it boils, it is cooked in boiling water.

    双语例句

    例:

    Boil the chick peas, add garlic and lemon juice.

    把鹰嘴豆煮了,加进蒜和柠檬汁。

    例:

    I'd peel potatoes and put them on to boil.

    我会削土豆皮,然后把它们煮了。

    5[I 不及物动词] 发怒

    If you are boiling with anger, you are very angry.

    双语例句

    例:

    I used to be all sweetness and light on the outside, but inside I would be boiling with rage.

    我过去虽然表面上笑呵呵的,可是心里却怒火中烧。