| 单词 | boil |
| 释义 | boil boil1 /boyl/, v.i. 1. to change from a liquid to a gaseous state, producing bubbles of gas that rise to the surface of the liquid, agitating it as they rise. 2. to reach or be brought to the boiling point: When the water boils, add the meat and cabbage. 3. to be in an agitated or violent state: The sea boiled in the storm. 4. to be deeply stirred or upset. 5. to contain, or be contained in, a liquid that boils: The kettle is boiling. The vegetables are boiling. v.t. 6. to cause to boil or to bring to the boiling point: Boil two cups of water. 7. to cook (something) in boiling water: to boil eggs. 8. to separate (sugar, salt, etc.) from a solution containing it by boiling off the liquid. 9. boil down, a. to reduce the quantity of by boiling off liquid. b. to shorten; abridge. c. to be simplifiable or summarizable as; lead to the conclusion that; point: It all boils down to a clear case of murder. 10. boil off, Textiles. a. to degum (silk). b. to remove (sizing, wax, impurities, or the like) from a fabric by subjecting it to a hot scouring solution. Also, boil out. 11. boil over, a. to overflow while boiling or as if while boiling; burst forth; erupt. b. to be unable to repress anger, excitement, etc.: Any mention of the incident makes her boil over. n. 12. the act or an instance of boiling. 13. the state or condition of boiling: He brought a kettle of water to a boil. 14. an area of agitated, swirling, bubbling water, as part of a rapids. 15. Also called blow. Civ. Engin. an unwanted flow of water and solid matter into an excavation, due to excessive outside water pressure. [1250-1300; ME boillen < AF, OF boillir < L bullire to bubble, effervesce, boil, v. deriv. of bulla bubble] Syn. 3. foam, churn, froth. 4. rage. BOIL, SEETHE, SIMMER, STEW are used figuratively to refer to agitated states of emotion. To BOIL suggests the state of being very hot with anger or rage: Rage made his blood boil. To SEETHE is to be deeply stirred, violently agitated, or greatly excited: A mind seething with conflicting ideas. To SIMMER means to be on the point of bursting out or boiling over: to simmer with curiosity, with anger. To STEW is to worry, to be in a restless state of anxiety and excitement: to stew about (or over) one's troubles. boil2 /boyl/, n. Pathol. a painful, circumscribed inflammation of the skin or a hair follicle, having a dead, suppurating inner core: usually caused by a staphylococcal infection. Also called furuncle. [bef. 1000; ME bile, bule, OE byle; c. G Beule boil, hump, akin to ON beyla hump, swelling] |
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