新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

boilIELTS重点词汇

英 [bɔɪl]

[NOUN, VERB]

词汇频率：

NOUN. 名词

boils
1. [C 可数名词] 疖子
A boil is a red, painful swelling on your skin that contains a thick yellow liquid called pus.
近义词
cyst

PHRASAL VERB. 短语动词

boil down to
1. [PHRASAL 短语] （情况或问题）归根结底
If you say that a situation or problem boils down to a particular thing or can be boiled down to a particular thing, you mean that this is the most important or the most basic aspect of it.
近义词
amount to
双语例句
例：
What they want boils down to just one thing. It is land.
他们想要的归根结底只有一样东西，那就是土地。
boil over
1. [PHRASAL 短语] 煮沸而溢出
When a liquid that is being heated boils over, it rises and flows over the edge of the container.
双语例句
例：
Heat the liquid in a large, wide container rather than a high narrow one, or it can boil over.
液体加热时要放进宽大的容器里，不要放进细长的容器里，否则它会溢出来。
2. [PHRASAL 短语] （情绪）失去控制
When someone's feelings boil over, the person loses their temper or becomes violent.
近义词
erupt
双语例句
例：
Sometimes frustration and anger can boil over into direct and violent action.
有时无奈和愤怒会失去控制，变成直接的暴力行为。

PHRASE. 习语

bring to the boil , come to the boil
1. 烧沸 , 开始沸腾
When you bring a liquid to the boil, you heat it until it boils. When it comes to the boil, it begins to boil.
双语例句
例：
Put water, butter and lard into a saucepan and bring slowly to the boil.
在汤锅里加入水、黄油和猪油，慢慢煮开。

VERB. 动词

boils , boiling , boiled
1. [I 不及物动词] 使…沸腾 , 沸腾
When a hot liquid boils or when you boil it, bubbles appear in it and it starts to change into steam or vapour.
双语例句
例：
I stood in the kitchen, waiting for the water to boil.
我站在厨房里等水开。
例：
Gold melts at 1,064 degrees centigrade and boils at 2,808 degrees centigrade.
金子的熔点是1064摄氏度，沸点是2808摄氏度。
例：
Boil the water in the saucepan and add the sage.
把汤锅里的水烧开，然后放进鼠尾草叶。
2. [I 不及物动词] 烧开
When you boil a pot or a kettle, or put it on to boil, you heat the water inside it until it boils.
双语例句
例：
He had nothing to do but boil the kettle and make the tea.
他除了烧开水和沏茶以外无事可做。
3. [I 不及物动词] 烧沸
When a pot is boiling, the water inside it has reached boiling point.
双语例句
例：
The pot was boiling.
锅里的水烧开了。
4. [I 不及物动词] 煮
When you boil food, or when it boils, it is cooked in boiling water.
双语例句
例：
Boil the chick peas, add garlic and lemon juice.
把鹰嘴豆煮了，加进蒜和柠檬汁。
例：
I'd peel potatoes and put them on to boil.
我会削土豆皮，然后把它们煮了。
5. [I 不及物动词] 发怒
If you are boiling with anger, you are very angry.
双语例句
例：
I used to be all sweetness and light on the outside, but inside I would be boiling with rage.
我过去虽然表面上笑呵呵的，可是心里却怒火中烧。