[with obj.]heat (a liquid) to the temperature at which it bubbles and turns to vapour
煮沸,烧开
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we tried to get people to boil their drinking water 我们试图让人们把饮用水煮沸
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I'll boil up the stock. 我要把汤汁烧开。
[no obj.](of a liquid)be at or reach this temperature
(液体)沸腾,达到沸点
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he waited for the water to boil 他等水开
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check that the water has not boiled away 注意一下水不要烧干了。
heat (a kettle, pan, or other container) until the liquid in it reaches such a temperature
把(壶、锅等)里面的液体煮沸
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she boiled the kettle and took down a couple of mugs. 她把壶水烧开,然后拿出几个茶缸。
[no obj.](of a container)be heated until the liquid in it reaches such a temperature
(容器)煮沸,烧开
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the kettle boiled and he filled the teapot. 壶水烧开了,他把茶壶倒满。
[with obj.]subject (something) to the heat of boiling liquid, in particular
煮,烫,尤指:
cook (food) by immersing in boiling water or stock
在沸水(或汤汁)中煮,烹煮
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boil the potatoes until well done 把土豆放在水中煮到熟透为止
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[as adj.
boiled ]two boiled eggs. 两个煮熟的鸡蛋。
[no obj.](of food)be cooked in boiling water
(食物)在沸水中煮
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make the sauce while the lobsters are boiling. 一边煮龙虾一边调沙司。
wash or sterilize (clothes) in water of a very high temperature
煮洗(衣服),用煮洗的方法给(衣服)消毒。
〈史〉 对…施以鼎镬之刑,对…施以烹刑。
[no obj.](of the sea or clouds)be turbulent and stormy
(海,云)翻腾,汹涌
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a huge cliff with the black sea boiling below. 巨大的悬崖下面深色的海水奔腾激荡。
(of a person or strong emotion)be stirred up or inflamed
(人)激动,发火;(强烈的情感)发作,爆发
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he was boiling with rage. 他勃然大怒。
the temperature at which a liquid bubbles and turns to vapour
沸点,沸腾
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bring to the boil and simmer for 30 minutes 烧开以后再炖30分钟
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she waited for the water to come to the boil .她等着水开。
an act or process of heating a liquid to such a temperature
煮沸,沸腾
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the kettle's on the boil .壶水烧开了。
〈喻〉 活跃,激昂,兴奋
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he has gone off the boil since opening the campaign. 自开始竞选以来,他一直萎靡不振。
【渔】 突然浮上来食鱼饵。
an inflamed pus-filled swelling on the skin, caused typically by the infection of a hair follicle
疖子。
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keep the pot boiling maintain the momentum or interest value of something 保持活力;保持干劲;保持兴趣a home win over Sheffield kept the pot boiling . 主场战胜谢菲尔德联队使得干劲愈发高涨
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boil down to amount to or be in essence a matter of 结果是,意味着;归结为 everything boiled down to cash in the end. 任何事情到头来都意味着钱 -
boil something down reduce the volume of a liquid by boiling 熬浓,煮浓they boil down the syrup until it is very thick. 他们把糖浆熬得非常浓 -
boil over (of a liquid) flow over the sides of the container in boiling (液体)煮沸后溢出,沸溢,煮潽 -
figurative (of a situation or strong emotion) become so excited or tense as to get out of control 〈喻〉 (形势,强烈情感)爆发;失去控制one woman's anger boiled over. 其中一个女人大发雷霆
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