1. | [i][t] （使）沸腾；煮沸；烧开when a liquidboils or when youboil it, it is heated to the point where it forms bubbles and turns to steam or vapour |
The water was bubbling and boiling away. 水在咕嘟咕嘟地沸腾着。 | |
Boil plenty of salted water, then add the spaghetti. 把足量的盐水烧开，再放入意大利面条。 |
2. | [i][t] （把壶、锅等里面的水）烧开when a kettle, pan, etc.boils or when youboil a kettle, etc., it is heated until the water inside itboils |
The kettle's boiling. 壶开了。 | |
I'll boil the kettle and make some tea. 我来烧壶开水泡点茶。 | |
She left the gas on by mistake and the pan boiled dry(= the water boiled until there was none left) . 她忘了关煤气，结果把锅烧干了。 |
3. | [i][t] 用沸水煮（或烫洗）；被煮（或烫洗）to cook or wash sth in boiling water; to be cooked or washed in boiling water |
She put some potatoes on to boil. 她煮了些土豆。 | |
boiled carrots/cabbage 水煮胡萝卜╱卷心菜 | |
to boil an egg for sb 给某人煮个鸡蛋 | |
to boil sb an egg 给某人煮个鸡蛋 |
4. | [i] ~ (with sth) 怒火中烧；异常气愤if youboil with anger, etc. or anger, etc.boils inside you, you are very angry |
He was boiling with rage. 他怒不可遏。 |
1. | [sing] 沸腾；沸点a period of boiling; the point at which liquid boils |
Bring the soup to the boil , then allow it to simmer for five minutes. 把汤煮开，然后文火煮五分钟。 | |
Bring the soup to a boil . 把汤煮开。 |
2. | [c] 疖；皮下脓肿；黄水疮a painful infected swelling under the skin which is full of a thick yellow liquid (called pus ) |
The second series of the show really went off the boil. 节目的续集的确逊色一些。 |
The second series of the show really went off the boil. 节目的续集的确逊色一些。 |
We have several projects all on the boil at once. 我们热火朝天地同时上马了几个项目。 |
We have several projects all on the boil at once. 我们热火朝天地同时上马了几个项目。 |
