boil /bɔɪl/ star3 CET4 TEM4 (boiling,boiled,boils)

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  V-T/V-I（及物动词/不及物动词） When a hot liquid boils or when you boil it, bubbles appear in it and it starts to change into steam or vapour. 使…沸腾; 沸腾

  例：

  I stood in the kitchen, waiting for the water to boil.

  我站在厨房里等水开。

• 2.  

  V-T/V-I（及物动词/不及物动词） When you boil a pot or a kettle, or put it on to boil, you heat the water inside it until it boils. 烧开

  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.  

  V-I（不及物动词） When a pot is boiling, the water inside it has reached boiling point. 烧沸 [only cont]

  例：

  The pot was boiling.

  锅里的水烧开了。

• 4.  

  V-T/V-I（及物动词/不及物动词） When you boil food, or when it boils, it is cooked in boiling water. 煮

  例：

  Boil the chick peas, add garlic and lemon juice.

  把鹰嘴豆煮了，加进蒜和柠檬汁。

• 5.  

  V-I（不及物动词） If you are boiling with anger, you are very angry. 发怒 [usu cont]

  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。

• 6.  

  N（名词） the state or action of boiling (esp in the phrases on the boil, off the boil) 沸腾
• 7.  

  N-COUNT（可数名词） A boil is a red, painful swelling on your skin that contains a thick yellow liquid called pus. 疖子
• 8.  

  （） → see also boiling
• 9.  

  PHRASE（习语） When you bring a liquid to a boil, you heat it until it boils. When it comes to a boil, it begins to boil. 烧沸/开始沸腾

  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。