soft-boilv.

Brit.

/ˌsɒf(t)ˈbɔɪl/, U.S.

/ˈsɔf(t)ˌbɔɪl/,

/ˈsɑf(t)ˌbɔɪl/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: soft adv., boil v.

Etymology: < soft adv. + boil v., after soft-boiled adj.

transitive. To boil (an egg) for a short time until the yolk is cooked but still soft or liquid. Also more generally: to boil (something) until soft.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > cooking > cook [verb (transitive)] > boil > boil until soft

soft-boil1832

1832 Westm. Rev. Oct. 521 Meditate for as long time as would soft-boil an egg.

1884 G. M. Barbour Florida (rev. ed.) iii. 57 There were eggs visible..; so..I induced the cook to soft-boil a few.

1903 G. B. Shaw Let. 21–2 Dec. (1972) II. 384 Mrs Robertson..would have had to get her brains extracted and her face soft-boiled to play the poor pitiful creature Judith [in The Devil's Disciple].

1971 R. Hardbottle tr. P. Grassman Physical Princ. Chem. Engin. vii. 448 A stirred kettle like that shown in Fig. 4a would be highly unsuitable..for softboiling peas. Some of the peas would be cooked too long, and some would be cooked too little.

2009 Australian (Nexis) 28 Apr. 9 Ambe will only be in space for the time it takes to soft-boil an egg.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	soft-boil
释义	soft-boilv. Brit. /ˌsɒf(t)ˈbɔɪl/, U.S. /ˈsɔf(t)ˌbɔɪl/, /ˈsɑf(t)ˌbɔɪl/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: soft adv., boil v. Etymology: < soft adv. + boil v., after soft-boiled adj. transitive. To boil (an egg) for a short time until the yolk is cooked but still soft or liquid. Also more generally: to boil (something) until soft. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > cooking > cook [verb (transitive)] > boil > boil until soft soft-boil1832 1832 Westm. Rev. Oct. 521 Meditate for as long time as would soft-boil an egg. 1884 G. M. Barbour Florida (rev. ed.) iii. 57 There were eggs visible..; so..I induced the cook to soft-boil a few. 1903 G. B. Shaw Let. 21–2 Dec. (1972) II. 384 Mrs Robertson..would have had to get her brains extracted and her face soft-boiled to play the poor pitiful creature Judith [in The Devil's Disciple]. 1971 R. Hardbottle tr. P. Grassman Physical Princ. Chem. Engin. vii. 448 A stirred kettle like that shown in Fig. 4a would be highly unsuitable..for softboiling peas. Some of the peas would be cooked too long, and some would be cooked too little. 2009 Australian (Nexis) 28 Apr. 9 Ambe will only be in space for the time it takes to soft-boil an egg. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1832
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