boil

1. V-T/V-I When a hot liquid boils or when you boil it, bubbles appear in it and it starts to change into steam or vapour. 使…沸腾; 沸腾

I stood in the kitchen, waiting for the water to boil. 我站在厨房里等水开。

Boil the water in the saucepan and add the sage. 把汤锅里的水烧开，然后放进鼠尾草叶。

2. V-T/V-I When you boil a pot or a kettle, or put it on to boil, you heat the water inside it until it boils. 烧开

He had nothing to do but boil the kettle and make the tea. 他除了烧开水和沏茶以外无事可做。

3. V-I When a pot is boiling, the water inside it has reached boiling point. 烧沸[only cont]

The pot was boiling. 锅里的水烧开了。

4. V-T/V-I When you boil food, or when it boils, it is cooked in boiling water. 煮

Boil the chick peas, add garlic and lemon juice. 把鹰嘴豆煮了，加进蒜和柠檬汁。

I'd peel potatoes and put them on to boil. 我会削土豆皮，然后把它们煮了。

5. V-I If you are boiling with anger, you are very angry. 发怒[usu cont]

I used to be all sweetness and light on the outside, but inside I would be boiling with rage. 我过去虽然表面上笑呵呵的，可是心里却怒火中烧。

6. N the state or action of boiling (esp in the phrases on the boil, off the boil) 沸腾

7. N-COUNT A boil is a red, painful swelling on your skin that contains a thick yellow liquid called pus. 疖子

8. →see also boiling

9. PHRASE When you bring a liquid to a boil, you heat it until it boils. When it comes to a boil, it begins to boil. 烧沸/开始沸腾

Put water, butter and lard into a saucepan and bring slowly to the boil. 在汤锅里加入水、黄油和猪油，慢慢煮开。