boil

verb

1. （使）沸腾；煮沸；烧开
   when a liquid boils or when you boil it, it is heated to the point where it forms bubbles and turns to steam or vapour
   1. The water was bubbling and boiling away.
      水在咕嘟咕嘟地沸腾着。
   2. 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. （把壶、锅等）里面的水烧开
   when a kettle, pan, etc. boils or when you boil a kettle, etc., it is heated until the water inside it boils
   1. I'll boil the kettle and make some tea.
      我来烧壶开水泡点茶。
   2. The kettle's boiling.
      壶开了。
   3. 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. 用沸水煮（或烫洗）；被煮（或烫洗）
   to cook or wash sth in boiling water; to be cooked or washed in boiling water
   1. She put some potatoes on to boil.
      她煮了些土豆。
   2. boiled carrots/cabbage
      水煮胡萝卜 / 卷心菜
   3. to boil an egg for sb
      给某人煮个鸡蛋
   4. to boil sb an egg
      给某人煮个鸡蛋
4. 怒火中烧；异常气愤
   if you boil with anger, etc. or anger, etc. boils inside you, you are very angry
   1. He was boiling with rage.
      他怒不可遏。

noun

1. 沸腾；沸点
   a period of boiling; the point at which liquid boils
   1. Bring the soup to the boil , then allow it to simmer for five minutes.
      把汤煮开，然后文火煮五分钟。
   2. Bring the soup to a boil .
      把汤煮开。
2. 疖；皮下脓肿；黄水疮
   a painful infected swelling under the skin which is full of a thick yellow liquid (called pus )

1. V-ERG （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.
   1. I stood in the kitchen, waiting for the water to boil...
      我站在厨房，等着水烧开。
   2. 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。
   3. ...a saucepan of boiling water.
      一锅沸水
2. V-ERG 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.
   1. 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。
   2. Marianne put the kettle on to boil.
      玛丽安娜放上水壶烧开水。
3. VERB （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.
   1. Is the kettle boiling?
      壶里的水开了吗？
4. V-ERG 用开水煮；在开水中煮
   When you boil food, or when it boils, it is cooked in boiling water.
   1. 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。
   2. I'd peel potatoes and put them on to boil.
      我要削掉土豆皮然后把它们煮熟。
   3. ...boiled eggs and toast.
      熟鸡蛋和吐司
5. VERB 愤怒；怒火中烧
   If you are boiling with anger, you are very angry.
   1. 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。
6. 疖子；疔
   A boil is a red, painful swelling on your skin, which contains a thick yellow liquid called pus.
7. See also: boiling
8. PHRASE (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.
   1. 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。
9. to make someone's blood boil → see: blood

1. On no account should the mixture boil.
   切勿让这种混合物沸腾。
2. It makes my blood boil to think two thugs decided to pick on an innocent young girl.
   一想到两个暴徒要欺负一个天真的小姑娘，我就满腔怒火。
3. I stood in the kitchen, waiting for the water to boil
   我站在厨房，等着水烧开。
4. 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。
5. 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。
6. Marianne put the kettle on to boil.
   玛丽安娜放上水壶烧开水。
7. Is the kettle boiling?
   壶里的水开了吗？
8. 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。
9. I'd peel potatoes and put them on to boil.
   我要削掉土豆皮然后把它们煮熟。
10. 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。
11. 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。
12. Remove the lid and boil away all the liquid
    拿掉盖子并把所有液体都烧干。
13. This may seem a large quantity of mushrooms, but they do boil down considerably.
    这些蘑菇看上去很多，但一煮就没多少了。
14. Heat the liquid in a large, wide container rather than a high narrow one, or it can boil over.
    把液体放在大而宽的容器里加热，不要用高而窄的，否则液体沸腾后会溢出来。
15. Sometimes frustration and anger can boil over into direct and violent action.
    有时挫折和愤怒会以直接的暴力形式爆发出来。
16. I'll put on the kettle for tea. Or boil up some coffee.
    我要烧壶水沏茶，或者煮些咖啡。
17. The sauce should not boil or the egg yolk will curdle
    调味汁不能煮沸，不然蛋黄会凝结的。
18. Use a kettle with an automatic cut-out so it doesn't boil for longer than necessary
    使用带自动断电装置的水壶加热，这样水沸腾的时间就不会过长了。
19. Fill a saucepan with water and bring to a slow boil
    往平底锅里加满水，小火煮沸。
20. The best prevention for cholera is to boil or filter water, and eat only well-cooked food.
    预防霍乱的最佳方法是将水煮沸或过滤，并且只食用煮熟后的食物。
21. It is a painful experience having the boil lanced.
    把疖子切开是很痛的。
22. Boil for 20 minutes until the liquid has reduced by half
    煮20分钟，直到液体体积减半。
23. Boil the liquid in a small saucepan to reduce it by half
    用小炖锅炖，收一半汤汁。
24. You can boil the fish fillets on a high setting.
    可以用高火煮无骨鱼片。
25. The enemy's atrocities made one boil with anger.
    敌人的暴行令人发指。
26. Keep the kettle at the boil.
    使水壶里的水保持沸腾。
27. The kettle's just on the boil.
    壶里开始冒热气了。
28. His anger came to a boil.
    他愤怒到了极点。
29. She took no notice of the soup in the pot and let it boil away.
    她没理睬锅里的汤，让它一个劲地煮。
30. Please don't boil eggs hard.
    请别把鸡蛋煮老了。

boil down

boil sth↔down

1. （使）煮浓，熬浓
   to be reduced or to reduce sth by boiling
   1. I'll boil the kettle and make some tea.
      我来烧壶开水泡点茶。
   2. The kettle's boiling.
      壶开了。
   3. 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。

boil sth down (to sth)

1. 概括；归纳；压缩
   to make sth, especially information, shorter by leaving out the parts that are not important
   1. He was boiling with rage.
      他怒不可遏。

boil down to sth

1. 归结为；基本问题是
   to have sth as a main or basic part
   1. Bring the soup to the boil , then allow it to simmer for five minutes.
      把汤煮开，然后文火煮五分钟。
   2. Bring the soup to a boil .
      把汤煮开。

boil over

1. 煮溢；潽出
   to boil and flow over the side of a pan, etc.
2. 怒火中烧；大怒
   to become very angry
3. 恶化；爆发
   to change into sth more dangerous or violent

boil up

1. （局势、情绪等）进入危急关头，令人担忧
   if a situation or an emotion boils up , it becomes dangerous, worrying, etc.

boil sth↔up

1. 把（液体或食物）烧开
   to heat a liquid or some food until it boils

v.

make sb's blood boil

• 使某人怒不可遏
  to make sb extremely angry

a watched pot never boils

• 心急水不开（越心急，时间过得越慢）
  used to say that when you are impatient for sth to happen, time seems to pass very slowly

n.

off the boil

• 不如以前
  less good than before
  1. The second series of the show really went off the boil.
     节目的续集的确逊色一些。

on the boil

• 十分活跃；如火如荼
  very active
  1. We have several projects all on the boil at once.
     我们热火朝天地同时上马了几个项目。

noun

1. the temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level
   1. they brought the water to a boil

   Synonym:    boiling point

2. a painful sore with a hard core filled with pus

   Synonym:    furuncle

verb

1. immerse or be immersed in a boiling liquid, often for cooking purposes
   1. boil potatoes
   2. boil wool

2. bring to, or maintain at, the boiling point
   1. boil this liquid until it evaporates

3. come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor
   1. Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius

4. be in an agitated emotional state
   1. The customer was seething with anger

   Synonym:    seethe

5. be agitated
   1. the sea was churning in the storm

   Synonym:    churnmoilroil