boil over
phrasal verbboil over
- (of liquid
) to boil and flow over the side of a pan, etc.液体 煮溢;潽出 - The milk is boiling over.
牛奶沸腾得溢出来了。
- The milk is boiling over.
- (informal) to become very angry
Topics Feelingsc2怒火中烧;大怒 - (of a situation, an emotion, etc.
) to change into something more dangerous or violent局势、情绪等 synonym explode恶化;爆发 - Racial tension finally boiled over in the inner city riots.
种族间的紧张状态最终演化成了内城区的暴乱。 - somebody's frustration/anger boils over
某人的沮丧/愤怒爆发了
- Racial tension finally boiled over in the inner city riots.