英语词汇“parboil”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

To parboil is to boil food, usually vegetables, briefly and lightly. To parboil is to partially boil, like someone really sleepy is telling you to “part boil” the parsnips before you roast them.

To boil something, you cook it in hot, steaming water, often for a long time. Parboiling takes boiling down a notch. When you parboil, you boil just a little while, which is enough for some vegetables but for other food that’s just the first step in the cooking process. Sometimes you parboil, also called blanch, food before you freeze it. The Latin root actually meant the opposite, but parboil sounds too much like “part boil,” so there you have it.

WORD FAMILY

parboil: parboiled, parboiling, parboils

USAGE EXAMPLES

You can also reduce the roasting time by parboiling the vegetables first.

New York Times(Aug 26, 2016)

Rice is a staple food in Benin, and parboiling the grain requires a lot of heat, which means a lot of wood.

Reuters(May 05, 2016)

Return cabbage to pot as often as necessary until all leaves are parboiled.

The Guardian(Nov 18, 2015)

v cook (vegetables) briefly

Parboil the beans before freezing them

Syn|Hyper

blanch

cook

transform and make suitable for consumption by heating

单词	parboil
释义	parboil (once / 13792 pages) v To parboil is to boil food, usually vegetables, briefly and lightly. To parboil is to partially boil, like someone really sleepy is telling you to “part boil” the parsnips before you roast them. To boil something, you cook it in hot, steaming water, often for a long time. Parboiling takes boiling down a notch. When you parboil, you boil just a little while, which is enough for some vegetables but for other food that’s just the first step in the cooking process. Sometimes you parboil, also called blanch, food before you freeze it. The Latin root actually meant the opposite, but parboil sounds too much like “part boil,” so there you have it. WORD FAMILY parboil: parboiled, parboiling, parboils USAGE EXAMPLES You can also reduce the roasting time by parboiling the vegetables first. New York Times(Aug 26, 2016) Rice is a staple food in Benin, and parboiling the grain requires a lot of heat, which means a lot of wood. Reuters(May 05, 2016) Return cabbage to pot as often as necessary until all leaves are parboiled. The Guardian(Nov 18, 2015) v cook (vegetables) briefly Parboil the beans before freezing them Syn\|Hyper blanch cook transform and make suitable for consumption by heating
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