boil
verb/bɔɪl/
/bɔɪl/
Verb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they boil | /bɔɪl/ /bɔɪl/ |
| he / she / it boils | /bɔɪlz/ /bɔɪlz/ |
| past simple boiled | /bɔɪld/ /bɔɪld/ |
| past participle boiled | /bɔɪld/ /bɔɪld/ |
| -ing form boiling | /ˈbɔɪlɪŋ/ /ˈbɔɪlɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] when a liquid boils or when you boil it, it is heated to the point where it forms bubbles and turns to steam or vapour
（使）沸腾；煮沸；烧开 - The water was bubbling and boiling away.
水在咕嘟咕嘟地沸腾着。 - boil something 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。
Extra Examples- Boil the water for five minutes to sterilize it.
将水煮沸五分钟以消毒。 - Water boils at 100°C.
水在 100 摄氏度沸腾。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- furiously
- rapidly
- vigorously
- …
- put something on to
- The water was bubbling and boiling away.
- [intransitive, transitive] when a kettle, pan, etc. boils or when you boil a kettle, etc., it is heated until the water inside it boils
（把壶、锅等里面的水）烧开 - (British English) The kettle's boiling.
壶开了。 - boil something I'll boil the kettle and make some tea.
我来烧壶开水泡点茶。 - Cover the pot and let it boil gently for 25 minutes.
盖上锅盖，小火煮25分钟。 - + adj. 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。
Extra Examples- I'll put the kettle on to boil.
我会放上水壶把水烧开。 - The kettle's boiled. Do you want some tea?
水壶烧开了。你要些茶吗？ - Boil a large pan of salted water.
将一大锅盐水煮沸。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- furiously
- rapidly
- vigorously
- …
- put something on to
- (British English) The kettle's boiling.
enlarge image[intransitive, transitive] to cook or wash something in boiling water; to be cooked or washed in boiling water用沸水煮（或烫洗）；被煮（或烫洗） - She put some potatoes on to boil.
她煮了些土豆。 - boil something boiled carrots/cabbage/potatoes
水煮胡萝卜／卷心菜／马铃薯 - to boil an egg for somebody
给某人煮个鸡蛋 - boil somebody something to boil somebody an egg
给某人煮个鸡蛋
Collocations CookingCookingPreparing- prepare a dish/a meal/a menu/dinner/the fish
- weigh out 100g/4oz of sugar/the ingredients
- wash/rinse the lettuce/spinach/watercress
- chop/slice/dice the carrots/onions/potatoes
- peel the carrots/onion/potatoes/garlic/orange
- grate a carrot/the cheese/some nutmeg
- remove/discard the bones/seeds/skin
- blend/combine/mix (together) the flour and water/all the ingredients
- beat/whisk the cream/eggs/egg whites
- knead/shape/roll (out) the dough
- heat the oil in a frying pan
- preheat/heat the oven/(British English) the grill/(North American English) the broiler
- bring to (British English) the boil/(North American English) a boil
- stir constantly/gently with a wooden spoon
- reduce the heat
- simmer gently for 20 minutes/until reduced by half
- melt the butter/chocolate/cheese/sugar
- brown the meat for 8–20 minutes
- drain the pasta/the water from the pot/in a colander
- mash the potatoes/banana/avocado
- cook food/fish/meat/rice/pasta/a Persian dish
- bake (a loaf of) bread/a cake/(especially North American English) cookies/(British English) biscuits/a pie/potatoes/fish/scones/muffins
- boil cabbage/potatoes/an egg/water
- fry/deep-fry/stir-fry the chicken/vegetables
- grill meat/steak/chicken/sausages/a hot dog
- roast potatoes/peppers/meat/chicken/lamb
- sauté garlic/mushrooms/onions/potatoes/vegetables
- steam rice/vegetables/spinach/asparagus/dumplings
- toast bread/nuts
- microwave food/popcorn/(British English) a ready meal
- serve in a glass/on a bed of rice/with potatoes
- arrange the slices on a plate/in a layer
- carve the meat/lamb/chicken/turkey
- dress/toss a salad
- dress with/drizzle with olive oil/vinaigrette
- top with a slice of lemon/a scoop of ice cream/whipped cream/syrup
- garnish with a sprig of parsley/fresh basil leaves/lemon wedges/a slice of lime/a twist of orange
- sprinkle with salt/sugar/herbs/parsley/freshly ground black pepper
Extra ExamplesTopics Cooking and eatinga2- She can scarcely boil an egg.
她几乎不会煮鸡蛋。 - Boil the beans rapidly for ten minutes.
把豆子用大火煮 10 分钟。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- furiously
- rapidly
- vigorously
- …
- put something on to
- She put some potatoes on to boil.
- [intransitive] boil (with something) if you boil with anger, etc. or anger, etc. boils inside you, you are very angry
怒火中烧；异常气愤 - He was boiling with rage.
他怒不可遏。 - She wanted to give vent to the fury boiling within her.
她想要发泄一下内心沸腾的怒火。
- He was boiling with rage.
Word Originverb Middle English: from Old French boillir, from Latin bullire ‘to bubble’, from bulla ‘bubble’.
Idioms
boil the ocean (informal, business)
- to attempt to do something very difficult or impossible
沸腾海洋：尝试做一些非常困难或不可能的事情 - Don't try to boil the ocean by supporting every device imaginable.
不要试图通过支持所有可以想象到的设备来让海洋沸腾。
- Don't try to boil the ocean by supporting every device imaginable.
make somebody’s blood boil
- to make somebody extremely angry
使极为生气；使大怒；激怒 - The way he treats his employees really makes my blood boil.
他对待员工的方式真让我热血沸腾。
- The way he treats his employees really makes my blood boil.
a watched pot never boils
- (saying) used to say that when you are impatient for something to happen, time seems to pass very slowly
心急水不开（越心急，时间过得越慢）