| 单词 | boil |
| 释义 | boil2 /boil; boil/ vi, vt 1 [VP2A, B, C, D] (of water or other liquid, also of the vessel that contains it and of what is in the water) reach the temperature at which change to gas occurs; bubble up: (指水或其他液体，亦指盛液体之器皿及水中之物) 沸腾; (水) 开： When water ~s it changes into steam. 水沸腾时就变成蒸汽。 The kettle is ~ing. 壶里的水开 To The potatoes are ~ing. 马铃暮在煮着。 Don't let the kettle ~ dry. 不要让壶里的水煮干了。 Let the vegetables ~ gently. 把蔬菜用慢火点着。 keep the pot ~ing, (fig) earn or otherwise find enough money for food, etc. (喻) 维持生活; 糊口。 ' ~ing-point n temperature at which a liquid ~s. (液体的) 沸点。 ~ing hot, (colloq) very hot: (U)极炎热的： a ~ing hot day. 极炎热的一日。 2 [VP2A, C] (of the sea, of a person's feelings, etc) be agitated like ~ing water: (指海等) 汹涌; (指感情等) 激昂： The boat was swallowed up by the ~ing waves. 船被汹涌的浪涛呑没。 He was ~ing (over) with indignation. 他忽气冲冲。 Cruelty to animals makes her blood 虐待动物使她极为愤怒。 3 [VP6A, 22] cause water or other liquid to ~; cook in ~ing water: 使 (水或其他液体) 沸腾; 用开水煮： We ~ eggs, fish and vegetables. 我们烹我蛋、鱼及蔬菜。 Please ~ my egg for three migfes. 请把我的蛋煮三分钟。 I like my eggs ~ed hard. 我喜欢吃煮老的蛋。 My brother prefers soft- ~ed eggs. 我的怦哥 (弟弟) 喜欢吃煮嫩一点的蛋。 4 [VP2C, 15B] ~ away, a continue to 继续沸腾： The kettle was ~ing away merrily on the fire. 壶里的水在火上沸腾不已。 b ~ until nothing remains: 煮干：烧干： The water had all ~ed away and the kettle was empty. 水完全烧干了，壶也空了 o. ~ down, be reduced in quantity: 在数量上减少： It all ~s down to this..., (colloq) The essence (of the statement, proposal, etc) is... . ( 俗) (指陈述、建议等) 其要点就是…。 ~ sth down, make less by ~ing; (fig) condense: 将某物煮浓; (喻) 浓缩; 缩短; 摘要： ~ down a long article to two hundred words, make a precis of it. 将一篇长文浓缩到二百个字。 ~ over, boil and flow over the side of a vessel: 沸腾而溢出： The milk had ~ed over. 牛奶已沸腾得程出来了。 n the ~, ~ing point: 沸点： be on the ~, be ~ing. 在沸点; 在沸腾中。 bring sth to the ~. heat it until it ~s. 将某物煮至沸腾。 come to the ~, begin to 二二二二。 |
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