| 单词 | boil |
| 释义 | Word Frequency boil 1(bɔɪl) verb 1. to change or cause to change from a liquid to a vapour so rapidly that bubbles of vapour are formed copiously in the liquid Compare evaporate 2. to reach or cause to reach boiling point 3. to cook or be cooked by the process of boiling 4. (intransitive) to bubble and be agitated like something boiling; seethe the ocean was boiling 5. (intransitive) to be extremely angry or indignant (esp in the phrase make one's blood boil) she was boiling at his dishonesty 6. (intransitive) to contain a boiling liquid the pot is boiling noun 7. the state or action of boiling (esp in the phrases on the boil, off the boil) Derived forms boilable (ˈboilable) adjective Word origin C13: from Old French boillir, from Latin bullīre to bubble, from bulla a bubbleWord Frequency boil 2(bɔɪl) noun a red painful swelling with a hard pus-filled core caused by bacterial infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissues, esp at a hair follicle Technical name: furuncle Word origin Old English bӯle; related to Old Norse beyla swelling, Old High German būlla bladder, Gothic ufbauljan to inflate |
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