| 词组 | boil |
| 释义 | boil [boiled, boiled, boiling] boil away boil away if liquid boils away, it disappears and changes into steam because it has been heated for a long time: ▪ All the water in the pan had boiled away and it was red hot. boil down 1. boil sth down • boil down sth to make information, a piece of writing, or a speech shorter and simpler by not including anything that is unnecessary: ▪ The article is still too long - see if you can boil it down. + into ▪ Before the election, candidates will have to boil down their campaign messages into a few simple phrases. 2. boil down • boil down sth • boil sth down if food or liquid boils down or you boil it down, the amount of food or liquid is reduced because it has been cooked for a long time: ▪ Add a lot of cabbage - it will boil down quite a bit. ▪ Boil down the liquid until it becomes a thick red sauce. boil down to boil down to sth if a situation, problem, discussion etc boils down to something, that is the main part or cause of it: ▪ Their arguments boiled down to a lack of trust in each other. it all boils down to sth ▪ There are thousands of books on how to lose weight, but it all boils down to one simple fact: if the energy you consume is less than the energy your body burns, you will lose weight. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑come down to boil over 1. boil over if a liquid boils over, it rises and flows over the sides of the container because it is being heated at a high temperature: ▪ The milk's boiling over - quick, turn it off! ▪ An hour later, I came back into the kitchen to find that the soup had boiled over and the roast had burned. 2. boil over if a situation in which people are angry boils over, they become very angry and often violent, and can no longer control their feelings or actions: ▪ After years of frustration the people's anger finally boiled over. ▪ Racial tension boiled over into violence in the streets of Los Angeles. boil up 1. boil up sth • boil sth up especially BrE to heat liquid or food until it starts to boil: ▪ Sit down and relax while I boil up some water for tea. ▪ Should we boil up a big pot of rice to go with the vegetables? 2. boil up if angry feelings boil up inside you, you suddenly feel very angry: ▪ She stared at him for a moment, anger boiling up inside her. 3. boil up if a quarrel or an unpleasant situation boils up, it suddenly starts to happen and becomes difficult to control: ▪ A price war is boiling up between the US and Japan. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑heat up |
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