boil
/bɔɪl/
v.
标准词条
CET-4
一句话记住
煮沸;烧开;用沸水煮
释义与例句
v.
煮沸;烧开;用沸水煮
to heat a liquid until it bubbles and turns to vapour, or to cook something in boiling water
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Water boils at one hundred degrees Celsius at sea level.
在海平面,水到一百摄氏度就会沸腾。
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Boil the potatoes for fifteen minutes before mashing them.
把土豆煮十五分钟,再捣成泥。
展开其余 1 条例句
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She boiled some water to make a pot of tea.
她烧了些水来泡一壶茶。
词源与构词
源自古法语 boillir,再追溯至拉丁语 bullire(冒泡、沸腾),与拉丁语 bulla(气泡)有关。
记忆钩子
boil water 是“把水烧开”,boil an egg 是“煮鸡蛋”;bring to the boil 是“煮沸”。
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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boiler 锅炉;热水器boil 加 -er 构成,指烧水或供热的设备。
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boiling 沸腾的;酷热的boil 派生的形容词,如 boiling water(沸水)。
常见搭配
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boil water 烧水Boil the water for at least one minute before drinking it. 饮用前至少把水烧开一分钟。
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bring something to the boil 把某物煮沸Bring the soup to the boil, then reduce the heat. 把汤煮沸,然后调小火。