boil

verb

/bɔɪl/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they boil	/bɔɪl/ /bɔɪl/
he / she / it boils	/bɔɪlz/ /bɔɪlz/
past simple boiled	/bɔɪld/ /bɔɪld/
past participle boiled	/bɔɪld/ /bɔɪld/
-ing form boiling	/ˈbɔɪlɪŋ/ /ˈbɔɪlɪŋ/

Idioms Phrasal Verbs

[intransitive, transitive] when a liquid boils or when you boil it, it is heated to the point where it forms bubbles and turns to steam or vapour（使）沸腾；煮沸；烧开
- The water was bubbling and boiling away.水在咕嘟咕嘟地沸腾着。
- boil something Boil plenty of salted water, then add the spaghetti.把足量的盐水烧开，再放入意大利面条。
- Boil the water for five minutes to sterilize it.烧开水五分钟消毒。
- Water boils at 100°C.水在 100 摄氏度沸腾。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- furiously
- rapidly
- vigorously
- …
verb + boil
- put something on to
[intransitive, transitive] when a kettle, pan, etc. boils or when you boil a kettle, etc., it is heated until the water inside it boils（把壶、锅等里面的水）烧开
- (British English) The kettle's boiling.壶开了。
- boil something I'll boil the kettle and make some tea.我来烧壶开水泡点茶。
- Cover the pot and let it boil gently for 25 minutes. 盖上锅盖，让它轻轻地煮25分钟。
- + adj. She left the gas on by mistake and the pan boiled dry (= the water boiled until there was none left).她忘了关煤气，结果把锅烧干了。
- I'll put the kettle on to boil.我会放上水壶把水烧开。
- The kettle's boiled. Do you want some tea?水壶烧开了。你想喝茶吗？
- Boil a large pan of salted water.煮一大锅盐水。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- furiously
- rapidly
- vigorously
- …
verb + boil
- put something on to
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[intransitive, transitive] to cook or wash something in boiling water; to be cooked or washed in boiling water用沸水煮（或烫洗）；被煮（或烫洗）
- She put some potatoes on to boil.她煮了些土豆。
- boil something boiled carrots/cabbage/potatoes煮熟的胡萝卜/卷心菜/土豆
- to boil an egg for somebody给某人煮个鸡蛋
- boil somebody something to boil somebody an egg给某人煮个鸡蛋
Collocations Cooking烹饪；烹调
Cooking烹饪Preparing准备
- prepare a dish/a meal/a menu/dinner/the fish准备一道菜／一顿饭／一份菜单／正餐／鱼
- weigh out 100g/4oz of sugar/the ingredients称出 100 克／4 盎司的糖／食材
- wash/rinse the lettuce/spinach/watercress洗生菜／菠菜／西洋菜
- chop/slice/dice the carrots/onions/potatoes把胡萝卜／洋葱／土豆切碎／切成片／切成丁
- peel the carrots/onion/potatoes/garlic/orange给胡萝卜／洋葱／土豆／大蒜／橘子去皮
- grate a carrot/the cheese/some nutmeg将胡萝卜／干酪／一些肉豆蔻磨碎
- remove/discard the bones/seeds/skin去骨；去籽；去皮
- blend/combine/mix (together) the flour and water/all the ingredients把面粉和水／所有的食材和在一起
- beat/whisk the cream/eggs/egg whites搅打奶油／鸡蛋／鸡蛋清
- knead/shape/roll (out) the dough揉捏／定型／擀平面团
Cooking烹饪
- heat the oil in a frying pan在平底煎锅里将油烧热
- preheat/heat the oven/(British English) the grill/(North American English) the broiler将烤箱／烤架预热／加热
- bring to (British English) the boil/(North American English) a boil使沸腾
- stir constantly/gently with a wooden spoon用木勺子不停地／轻轻地搅拌
- reduce the heat把温度调低
- simmer gently for 20 minutes/until reduced by half用文火炖 20 分钟／炖到量减少一半
- melt the butter/chocolate/cheese/sugar使黄油／巧克力／奶酪／糖融化
- brown the meat for 8–20 minutes把肉加热 8 至 20 分钟使之成棕色
- drain the pasta/the water from the pot/in a colander把意大利面滤干；把水从锅里滤出来／滤到滤器里
- mash the potatoes/banana/avocado把土豆／香蕉／油梨捣碎
Ways of cooking烹饪方式
- cook food/fish/meat/rice/pasta/a Persian dish烹饪食物／鱼／肉／米饭／意大利面食／波斯菜
- bake (a loaf of) bread/a cake/(especially North American English) cookies/(British English) biscuits/a pie/potatoes/fish/scones/muffins烤（一条）面包／一个蛋糕／曲奇饼／小甜饼／馅饼／土豆／鱼／司康饼／小松糕
- boil cabbage/potatoes/an egg/water煮洋白菜／土豆／鸡蛋；烧开水
- fry/deep-fry/stir-fry the chicken/vegetables煎／油炸／炒鸡肉／蔬菜
- grill meat/steak/chicken/sausages/a hot dog烧烤肉／牛排／鸡肉／香肠／热狗
- roast potatoes/peppers/meat/chicken/lamb烘烤土豆／甜椒／肉／鸡肉／羊羔肉
- sauté garlic/mushrooms/onions/potatoes/vegetables炒大蒜／蘑菇／洋葱／土豆／蔬菜
- steam rice/vegetables/spinach/asparagus/dumplings蒸米饭／蔬菜／菠菜／芦笋／饺子
- toast bread/nuts烤面包／坚果
- microwave food/popcorn/(British English) a ready meal用微波炉烹调（或加热）食物／爆米花／预制餐
Serving上菜
- serve in a glass/on a bed of rice/with potatoes盛在玻璃杯里上；上盖饭；和土豆一起上
- arrange the slices on a plate/in a layer把切片在盘子里摆好／铺成一层
- carve the meat/lamb/chicken/turkey把肉／羊羔肉／鸡肉／火鸡肉切成块
- dress/toss a salad给色拉加调味酱；拌色拉
- dress with/drizzle with olive oil/vinaigrette浇上橄榄油／色拉调味汁
- top with a slice of lemon/a scoop of ice cream/whipped cream/syrup上面放一片柠檬／一勺冰淇淋／搅打好的奶油／糖浆
- garnish with a sprig of parsley/fresh basil leaves/lemon wedges/a slice of lime/a twist of orange用一小枝欧芹／新鲜的罗勒叶／柠檬角／一片酸橙／一卷橘子皮做饰菜
- sprinkle with salt/sugar/herbs/parsley/freshly ground black pepper洒上盐／糖／香草／欧芹／刚磨碎的黑胡椒
- She can scarcely boil an egg.她几乎不会煮鸡蛋。
- Boil the beans rapidly for ten minutes.把豆子用大火煮 10 分钟。
Topics Cooking and eatinga2
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- furiously
- rapidly
- vigorously
- …
verb + boil
- put something on to
[intransitive] boil (with something) if you boil with anger, etc. or anger, etc. boils inside you, you are very angry怒火中烧；异常气愤
- He was boiling with rage.他怒不可遏。
- She wanted to give vent to the fury boiling within her.她想发泄内心沸腾的怒火。
Topics Feelingsc2

词源verb Middle English: from Old French boillir, from Latin bullire ‘to bubble’, from bulla ‘bubble’.

Idioms

boil the ocean (informal, business商业)

to attempt to do something very difficult or impossible煮沸：尝试做非常困难或不可能的事情
- Don't try to boil the ocean by supporting every device imaginable.不要试图通过支持每一个可以想象的设备来煮沸海洋。

make somebody’s blood boil

to make somebody extremely angry使某人怒不可遏
- The way he treats his employees really makes my blood boil.他对待员工的方式真的让我热血沸腾。
Topics Feelingsc2

a watched pot never boils

(saying) used to say that when you are impatient for something to happen, time seems to pass very slowly心急水不开（越心急，时间过得越慢）

boil

noun

/bɔɪl/

Idioms

[singular] a period of boiling; the point at which liquid boils沸腾；沸点
- (British English) Bring the soup to the boil, then allow it to simmer for five minutes.把汤煮开，然后文火煮五分钟。
- (North American English) Bring the soup to a boil.把汤煮开。
- The sauce should thicken as it comes to the boil.酱汁煮沸时应该变稠。
- Just before the milk comes to the boil, turn down the heat.在牛奶就要沸腾前，把火关小。
- When it comes to a boil, reduce the heat.沸腾时将火关小。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- rolling
verb + boil
- bring something to
- come to
- go off
- …
[countable] a painful swelling (= an area that is larger and rounder than normal) under the skin which is full of a thick yellow liquid (called pus)疖；皮下脓肿；黄水疮
- The doctor lanced the boil.医生切开疖子。
- The boil on his back was painful.他背部的黄水疮让他很痛苦。
Collocations Dictionary
verb + boil
- lance

词源noun sense 1 Middle English: from Old French boillir, from Latin bullire ‘to bubble’, from bulla ‘bubble’. noun sense 2 Old English bȳle, bȳl, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch buil and German Beule.

Idioms

off the boil

(British English) less good than before不如以前
- The second series of the show really went off the boil.节目的续集的确逊色一些。
- He played brilliantly for the first set but then went rather off the boil.他第一盘表现得非常出色，但接下来就有失水准了。

on the boil

very active十分活跃；如火如荼
- We have several projects all on the boil at once.我们热火朝天地同时上马了几个项目。