boil 1 S3 / bɔɪl / 动词

1 [不及物和及物动词] when a liquid boils, or when you boil it, it becomes hot enough to turn into gas

boil at

The solution boiled at 57.4°C.

Put the spaghetti into plenty of boiling salted water.

We were advised to boil the water before drinking it.

2 [不及物和及物动词] to cook something in boiling water :

a boiled egg

Boil the rice for 15 minutes.

She fried the chicken and put the vegetables on to boil .

3 [不及物和及物动词] if something containing liquid boils, the liquid inside it is boiling :

The kettle’s boiling – shall I turn it off?

The saucepan boiled dry on the stove.

4 [及物动词] to wash something, using boiling water :

I always boil the cotton sheets.

5 [不及物动词] if you are boiling with anger, you are extremely angry

boil with

Lewis was boiling with rage and misery.

→ boiling point ( 2 ) , → make sb’s blood boil at blood 1 ( 4 )

THESAURUS

ways of cooking something

bake to cook things such as bread or cakes in an oven : Tom baked a cake for my birthday.

roast to cook meat or vegetables in an oven : Roast the potatoes for an hour.

fry to cook food in hot oil : She was frying some mushrooms.

stir-fry to fry small pieces of food while moving them around continuously : stir-fried tofu and bean sprouts

sauté / səʊteɪ $ soʊteɪ / to fry vegetables for a short time in a small amount of butter or oil : Sauté the potatoes in butter.

grill to cook food over or under strong heat : grilled fish

broil American English to cook food under heat : broiled fish

boil to cook something in very hot water : He doesn’t even know how to boil an egg. | English people seem to love boiled vegetables.

steam to cook vegetables over hot water : Steam the rice for 15 minutes.

poach to cook food, especially fish or eggs, slowly in hot water : poached salmon

toast to cook the outside surfaces of bread : toasted muffins

barbecue to cook food on a metal frame over a fire outdoors : I thought we could barbecue some mackerel.

microwave to cook food in a microwave oven : The beans can be microwaved.

boil away 短语动词

if a liquid boils away, it disappears because it has been heated too much :

The soup’s almost boiled away.

boil down 短语动词

1 boil down to something informal if a long statement, argument etc boils down to a single statement, that statement is the main point or cause :

It boils down to a question of priorities.

2 boil something ↔ down to make a list or piece of writing shorter by not including anything that is not necessary :

You can boil this down so that there are just two main categories.

3 if a food or liquid boils down, or if you boil it down, it becomes less after it is cooked :

Spinach tends to boil down a lot.

boil something ↔ down

glue made from boiling down old sheepskins

boil over 短语动词

1 if a liquid boils over when it is heated, it rises and flows over the side of the container :

The milk was boiling over on the stove behind her.

2 if a situation or an emotion boils over, the people involved stop being calm :

All the bitterness of the last two years seemed to boil over.

boil over into

Anger eventually boils over into words that are later regretted.

boil up 短语动词

1 if a situation or emotion boils up, bad feelings grow until they reach a dangerous level :

She could sense that trouble was boiling up at work.

He could feel the anger boiling up inside him.

2 boil something ↔ up to heat food or a liquid until it begins to boil :

Boil the fruit up with sugar.