boiling

boiling — adjective

1. so hot that being near it or touching it feels uncomfortable or unsafe.

1.形容詞B2
釋義

so hot that being near it or touching it feels uncomfortable or unsafe.

例句

Aiko pulled her hand away from the boiling pan handle.

boiling + noun

By noon, the beach sand was boiling under our bare feet.

be boiling for painfully hot surfaces

同義詞
  • scorching

    stronger and more dramatic; often suggests heat that can burn.

  • roasting

    informal; common for weather or rooms, especially when people feel uncomfortable.

  • red-hot

    best for metal or machinery that has become extremely hot.

反義詞

文法句型

be + boiling

boiling + noun

用法筆記

Often describes air, rooms, metal, sand, and other things that feel painfully hot. It usually gives the speaker's impression of heat, not a scientific claim that something has reached the point where liquid bubbles.

常見錯誤

❌The pan was very boiling after lunch.
✅The pan was boiling after lunch.' / 'The pan was very hot after lunch.
💡'boiling' already carries the idea of extreme heat, so 'very' sounds unnatural before it.

boiling — adverb