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boil1/bɔil/ v. & n.●v. 1 intr.a (of a liquid) start to bubble up and turn into vapour; reach a temperature at which this happens (液体)沸腾，达到沸点 b (of a vessel) contain boiling liquid (在容器中)烧沸；煮开 the kettle is boiling 壶里的水开了 2a tr. bring (a liquid or vessel) to a temperature at which it boils 使(液体或容器中物)煮沸，烧开 b tr. cook (food) by boiling 煮(食物) c intr. (of food) be cooked by boiling (食物)烹煮，在沸水中煮 d tr. subject to the heat of boiling water, e.g. to clean (如要净化)用煮沸方法 3 intr.a (of the sea etc.) undulate or seethe like boiling water (海等)汹涌起伏，翻腾 b (of a person or feelings) be greatly agitated, esp. by anger (人或感情)激动(尤指发怒) ●n. the act or process of boiling; boiling point 煮沸，烧开；沸点 on the boil 在沸腾; bring to the boil 使烧开 □ boil down 1 reduce volume by boiling 煮稠，熬浓 2 reduce to essentials 压缩，简化 3 (foll. by 后跟 to) amount to; signify basically 归结为；表明是，意味着 □ boil over 1 spill over in boiling 沸溢，煮溢 2 lose one's temper; become overexcited (情绪)失去控制，发脾气；激动 □ make one's blood boil see 见 BLOOD[Middle English via Anglo-French boiller, Old French boillir, from Latin bullire ‘to bubble’, from bulla ‘bubble’] |