boil1/bɔIl; bɔIl/v [I,T] 1 if a liquid boils, or if you boil it, it becomes hot enough to change into steam(使)沸腾;煮沸,烧开: Drop the noodles into boiling salted water. 把面条放入煮沸的盐水中。+at Water boils at 100°C. 水在 100°C 沸腾。2 a) to cook something in boiling water〔用开水〕煮: Boil the rice for 10 minutes. 把米煮十分钟。a boiled egg 一个煮鸡蛋see box at见 COOK1 方框see picture at见 POTATO 图b) to heat a container so the liquid in it boils (使)〔容器中的液体〕沸腾: Will you boil the kettle and make some tea? 你烧壶水泡点茶好吗?The kettle's boiling. 水壶里的水开了。boil down to sthphr v if a situation or statement boils down to something, that is the most important fact or the basic meaning 归结起来是…: It all boils down to how much money you have. 归根到底要看你有多少钱。boil over phr v 1 to boil and flow over the sides of a pan 煮溢﹐沸腾而溢出2 if a situation or an emotion boils over, people begin to get angry〔局面或情感〕失去控制﹔爆发
boil2n 1 the boilBrE 【英】; a boilAmE 【美】a state of boiling 煮沸﹐煮开﹔沸腾: Bring the soup to the boil . 把汤煮开。Wait until the water comes to the boil . 等到水烧开。 2 [C] a painful infected swelling under your skin 疖子