新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

boiling

英  [ˈbɔɪlɪŋ]
    

[ADJ]

    ADJ. 形容词
  • 1. 炙热的

    Something that is boiling or boiling hot is very hot.

    近义词

    baking

    双语例句

    例:

    'It's boiling in here,' complained Miriam.

    “这里热死了!”,米瑞尔姆抱怨道。

    2. 感到热得难受的

    If you say that you are boiling or boiling hot, you mean that you feel very hot, usually unpleasantly hot.

    近义词

    sweltering

    双语例句

    例:

    When everybody else is boiling hot, I'm freezing!

    当每一个人都热得不行时,我却冻得发抖!