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单词 overboil
释义

overboil

verb

over·​boil ˌō-vər-ˈbȯi(-ə)l How to pronounce overboil (audio)
overboiled; overboiling
1
transitive + intransitive : to boil (something) for too long
Don't overboil the potatoes. [= Don't let the potatoes overboil.]
2
intransitive : to overflow while boiling : boil over
got distracted and let the water overboil

Word History

First Known Use

1584, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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