| 释义 |
broil
I. \ˈbrȯil, esp bef pause or cons -ȯiəl\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English broilen, from Middle French bruler to burn, modification (perhaps resulting from incorrect division of Latin amb-ustulare to roast as am-bustulare) of Latin ustulare to scorch, singe, from ustus, past participle of urere to burn — more at ember, ambi-
transitive verb
1. obsolete : burn, char
2. : to cook by direct exposure to radiant heat (as on a grill over live coals or beneath a gas flame or electric coil)
3. : to subject to great heat
intransitive verb
: to become subject to the action of heat (as of meat over a fire) : to become greatly heated or made uncomfortable with heat (as of a person in hot sunlight)
II. noun
(-s)
1. : the act or state of broiling : an excessive heat
2. : something broiled (as a broiled steak) : grill
III. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English broilen, from Middle French brouiller to mix, confuse, from Old French brooilier, from breu broth — more at brewis
transitive verb
1. obsolete : to mix confusedly : involve in confusion : agitate
< broiled with melancholy — Thomas More >
2. : to entangle in a quarrel or brawl : embroil
intransitive verb
: to engage in a broil : brawl, quarrel
IV. noun
(-s)
: a confused or noisy disturbance : tumult; especially : quarrel
Synonyms: see brawl |