/bɔɪl ||; bɔɪl/verb
1 [I] (used about a liquid) to reach a high temperature where bubbles rise to the surface and the liquid changes to a gas (指液体)沸腾:
Water boils at 100°C. 水的沸点是100摄氏度。
The kettle's boiling. 壶里的水开了。
2 [T] to heat a liquid until it boils and let it keep boiling 烧开;煮开:
Boil all drinking water for five minutes. 水煮开后再滚五分钟才能喝。
3 [I,T] to cook (sth) in boiling water 放在开水里煮:
Put the potatoes on to boil, please. 请把马铃薯放上去煮沸。
to boil an egg 煮鸡蛋
4 [I] (used about a person) to feel very angry (指人)动怒:
She was boiling with rage. 她在大发雷霆。
boil down to sth to have sth as the most important point 归结起来:
What it all boils down to is that you don't want to spend too much money. 归根结底一句话,你不想花太多钱。
boil over
1 (used about a liquid) to boil and flow over the sides of a pan (指液体)沸腾并溢出,潽:
You let the soup boil over. 你把汤煮潽了。
2 (used about an argument or sb's feelings) to become more serious or angry (指争执)加剧;(指人)怒上加怒