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- at or near boiling point达到沸点的, 沸腾的：
boiling water.
沸水。
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- informal extremely hot〈非正式〉酷热的：
Saturday is forecast to be boiling and sunny
据预报星期天将会是晴朗的高温天气
as submodifier I felt boiling hot.我感到酷热难当。
mass noun
1- the action of bringing liquid to the temperature at which it bubbles and turns to vapour煮沸, 烧开。
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- the temperature at which such an event occurs沸点：
reheat gently to just below boiling.
文火重新加热到接近沸点。