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boil /bɔɪl/ ► SEE ALLboil awayboil sth downboil down to sthboil overboil upboil sth up ●ˌboil aˈwayif a liquid boils away, it boils until there is nothing left （液体）烧干◆The water in the saucepan had all boiled away.
炖锅里的水煮干了。SYN evaporate (more formal) [v + adv]●ˌboil sth ˈdown1. to make a liquid less in quantity by boiling it 熬浓；炖浓SYN reduce sth (more formal) 2. (to sth) to make sth smaller by removing unimportant parts and leaving only the essential things 概括；归纳；总结◆Boil the report down to the key points.
把报告归纳为几个要点。SYN condense sth (more formal) [v + n/pron + adv] [v + adv + n]●ˌboil ˈdown to sth (not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时) if a situation, an issue, etc. boils down to sth, it has that as its main part （形势、议题等）归结为，归根结底是◆It all boils down to money in the end.
问题最终的症结就在于钱。[v + adv + prep]●ˌboil ˈover1. if a liquid in a pan, etc. boils over, it boils and flows over the side of the pan （液体）煮溢，潽出◆Don’t let the milk boil over.
别把牛奶煮潽了。2. (into sth) (informal) if anger, an argument, etc. boils over, it changes and becomes very violent and difficult to control （怒火、争论等）恶化，失控◆The unrest could boil over into civil war.
骚乱有可能失控，进而演变成内战。◆She interrupted swiftly before his temper could boil over again.
没等他再次动怒，她便急忙把话岔开。SYN explode[v + adv]●ˌboil ˈupif anger, an argument, etc. boils up, it starts to become stronger or more violent （怒火、争论等）升级，愈演愈烈[v + adv]●ˌboil sth ˈup (BrE) to heat a liquid or some food until it boils 把（液体或食物）煮沸◆I’ll boil the kettle up again and we’ll have a cup of tea.
我再烧壶开水，咱们泡杯茶喝。 NOTE Boil sth can be used on its own with the same meaning. * boil sth 单独使用也可作此义。[v + n/pron + adv] [v + adv + n] |