| 单词 | broil |
| 释义 | broil broil1 —broilingly, adv. /broyl/, v.t. 1. to cook by direct heat, as on a gridiron over the heat or in an oven under the heat; grill: to broil a steak. 2. to scorch; make very hot. v.i. 3. to be subjected to great heat; become broiled. 4. to burn with impatience, annoyance, etc. n. 5. the act or state of broiling; state of being broiled. 6. something broiled, esp. meat: She ordered a beef broil and salad. [1300-50; ME brulen, brolyn, broillen < AF bruill(i)er, broil(l)er, OF brusler, brul(l)er to burn (F brûler), a conflation of the verbs represented by OF bruir to burn ( < Frankish *brojan; cf. MHG brü(ej)en, G brühen to scald) and usler < L ustulare to scorch] broil2 —broilingly, adv. /broyl/, n. 1. an angry quarrel or struggle; disturbance; tumult: a violent broil over who was at fault. v.i. 2. to quarrel; brawl. [1400-50; late ME broylen to present in disorder, quarrel < AF, OF broiller to jumble together < Gallo-Rom *brodiculare, equiv. to *brod- ( < Gmc; see BROTH, BREWIS) + LL -iculare v. suffix] |
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