boils
柯林斯詞典
1. V-T/V-I When a hot liquid boils or when you boil it, bubbles appear in it and it starts to change into steam or vapour. 使…沸騰; 沸騰
I stood in the kitchen, waiting for the water to boil. 我站在廚房里等水開(kāi)。
Boil the water in the saucepan and add the sage. 把湯鍋里的水燒開(kāi)，然后放進(jìn)鼠尾草葉。
2. V-T/V-I When you boil a pot or a kettle, or put it on to boil, you heat the water inside it until it boils. 燒開(kāi)
He had nothing to do but boil the kettle and make the tea. 他除了燒開(kāi)水和沏茶以外無(wú)事可做。
3. V-I When a pot is boiling, the water inside it has reached boiling point. 燒沸[only cont]
The pot was boiling. 鍋里的水燒開(kāi)了。
4. V-T/V-I When you boil food, or when it boils, it is cooked in boiling water. 煮
Boil the chick peas, add garlic and lemon juice. 把鷹嘴豆煮了，加進(jìn)蒜和檸檬汁。
I'd peel potatoes and put them on to boil. 我會(huì)削土豆皮，然后把它們煮了。
5. V-I If you are boiling with anger, you are very angry. 發(fā)怒[usu cont]
I used to be all sweetness and light on the outside, but inside I would be boiling with rage. 我過(guò)去雖然表面上笑呵呵的，可是心里卻怒火中燒。
6. N the state or action of boiling (esp in the phrases on the boil, off the boil) 沸騰
7. N-COUNT A boil is a red, painful swelling on your skin that contains a thick yellow liquid called pus. 癤子
8. →see also boiling
9. PHRASE When you bring a liquid to a boil, you heat it until it boils. When it comes to a boil, it begins to boil. 燒沸/開(kāi)始沸騰
Put water, butter and lard into a saucepan and bring slowly to the boil. 在湯鍋里加入水、黃油和豬油，慢慢煮開(kāi)。
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