英语词汇“boil”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	boil
释义	boil —boil /bɔɪl/ Ⅰ noun (HEAT) 1 F0 [S] the act of washing or cooking something in very hot water Thesaurus⁺: ↑Cleaning clothesThesaurus⁺: ↑Preparing food using heat , ↑Preparing food the boil 2 F0 the state of boiling: » Bring the water to the boil, then add the pasta.» Let the liquid come to the boil and then reduce the heat.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Physical and chemical processes Ⅱ noun [C] (SWELLING) ► F0 a painful swelling on the skin that is filled with pus (= thick, yellow liquid)Thesaurus⁺: ↑Skin complaints and blemishes Ⅲ verb (HEAT LIQUID) ↑Verb Endings for boil 1 A2 [I or T] to reach, or cause something to reach, the temperature at which a liquid starts to turn into a gas: » Liquid nitrogen boils at a very low temperature.» She scalded herself on some boiling water.» If you give water to a small baby to drink, you have to boil it first.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Physical and chemical processesThesaurus⁺: ↑Hot and heat , ↑Sultriness and humidity 2 B1 [I or T] to heat a container, especially one used for cooking, until the liquid in it starts to turn into a gas: » Could you boil the kettle for me?» The pan's boiling.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Physical and chemical processes 3 B1 [T] to cook food by putting it in water that is boiling: » I've boiled some potatoes for dinner.» boiled carrotsThesaurus⁺: ↑Preparing food using heat , ↑Preparing food boil dry 4 F0 If a container or food boils dry, all the liquid in the container in which the food was cooking turns to gas. Thesaurus⁺: ↑Preparing food using heat , ↑Preparing food 5 F0 [T] to wash clothes in a container of very hot water Thesaurus⁺: ↑Cleaning clothesWord Builder:–Nouns: boiler–Verbs: boil • • • Extra Examples:» Ask Simon to cook the meal? Come off it, he can hardly boil an egg!» As water begins to boil, bubbles rise ever faster to the surface.» To make a thicker sauce, reduce the ingredients by boiling for five minutes.» Water boils at 212° Fahrenheit and 100° Celsius/Centigrade.» Stir the sauce gently until it begins to boil. Ⅳ verb [I usually continuous] _INFORMAL (BE ANGRY) ↑Verb Endings for boil ► F0 to be extremely angry: » He was boiling with rage.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Becoming angry and expressing anger
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