boil
boil — 動詞
1. for a liquid to get hot enough to make many bubbles and give off steam, or to he
沸騰
液體熱到冒泡並出蒸氣
for a liquid to get hot enough to make many bubbles and give off steam, or to heat it until this happens.
The water boiled after eight minutes on the gas stove.
水在瓦斯爐上煮了八分鐘後就沸騰了。
[liquid] + boils
Priya boiled fresh milk for tea before her guests arrived.
Priya 在客人到之前先把鮮奶煮到沸騰來泡茶。
boil + liquid
Small bubbles showed first, then the soup boiled near the rim.
一開始先出現小泡泡，接著湯就在鍋邊沸騰了。
On the mountain, water boils sooner than it does at home.
在山上，水比在家裡更快沸騰。
- heat
broader; it does not say the liquid has reached this stage
- bubble
focuses on the look of the liquid, not always the full temperature
- bring to the boil
common phrase for causing a liquid to reach this point
文法句型
boil + liquid
[liquid] + boils
用法筆記
With a liquid as subject or object. Distinguish from sense 2: this sense names the liquid itself, while sense 2 uses a container such as a kettle or pan.
常見錯誤
2. to heat a kettle, pan, or similar container until the water or other liquid insi
燒滾
把壺或鍋加熱到裡面的水滾了
to heat a kettle, pan, or similar container until the water or other liquid inside is boiling.
Leila boiled the kettle while Bao set out the cups.
Leila 先把水壺燒滾，Bao 再把杯子排好。
boil + kettle
The old pan was boiling on the back burner by noon.
那只舊鍋到中午時，後爐口上的水早就滾了。
[container] + is boiling
Hiro boiled a large pot for pasta before lunch.
Hiro 午餐前先把大鍋水燒滾，好煮義大利麵。
By the time the bell rang, the camping kettle had boiled.
鐘聲響起時，營地水壺裡的水已經滾了。
- take off
to remove the container from the heat
文法句型
boil + kettle / pan / pot
[kettle / pan / pot] + boils
用法筆記
Object or subject is a container, not the liquid. In everyday use, speakers often mean the water inside the kettle or pan.
常見錯誤
3. to prepare food in strongly bubbling water.
水煮
把食物放進滾水裡煮熟
to prepare food in strongly bubbling water.
Omar boiled potatoes for the picnic lunch beside the lake.
Omar 在湖邊為野餐午餐煮馬鈴薯。
boil + food
The noodles boiled for three minutes in a wide pan.
麵條在寬鍋裡煮了三分鐘。
[food] + boils
Aiko boiled corn on the small stove after the market closed.
市場收攤後，Aiko 用小爐子煮玉米。
The beans need to boil a little longer before dinner.
這些豆子晚餐前還要再煮久一點。
文法句型
boil + food
[food] + boils
用法筆記
Object is usually food such as eggs, potatoes, or noodles. Distinguish from sense 1, where the thing boiling is simply the liquid, and from sense 5, which is about clothes.
常見錯誤
4. if a pan or the food in it boils dry, the water is all gone after too much heati
煮乾
一直煮到水分全沒了
if a pan or the food in it boils dry, the water is all gone after too much heating.
The rice boiled dry while Greta answered the phone downstairs.
Greta 下樓接電話時，飯已經煮乾了。
boil dry
By sunset, the soup had boiled dry in the cracked pot.
到日落時，那鍋湯已在裂掉的鍋裡煮乾了。
One pan nearly boiled dry because the lid was loose.
因為蓋子鬆了，有一鍋差點煮乾。
At camp, the beans boiled dry and left a black ring.
在營地，豆子煮乾後在鍋底留下黑圈。
- soak
to keep something in liquid instead of losing it
文法句型
[pan / food] + boils dry
boil + [something] + dry
用法筆記
Usually appears as 'boil dry'. Subject is often a pan, rice, soup, or beans. The focus is the loss of water, not successful cooking.
5. to clean clothes by washing them in very hot water, often in an old-fashioned wa
用滾水洗
用滾水洗衣物
to clean clothes by washing them in very hot water, often in an old-fashioned way.
Aunt Rosa boiled the baby clothes in a metal tub.
Aunt Rosa 在金屬桶裡用滾水洗嬰兒衣服。
boil + clothes
The hotel boiled white towels after the muddy flood.
旅館在泥水淹過後，把白毛巾拿去用滾水洗。
boil + towels
The nurse boiled sheets every evening in the old laundry room.
那位護理師每晚都在舊洗衣房用滾水洗床單。
The old machine could boil cotton shirts but not wool socks.
那台舊機器可以用滾水洗棉襯衫，卻不能洗羊毛襪。
- dry-clean
to clean clothes without water
文法句型
boil + clothes / sheets / towels
用法筆記
Usually about old-fashioned washing methods or special cleaning. Object is fabric, especially white clothes, sheets, or towels.
常見錯誤
6. to feel extremely angry, as if the anger is rising strongly inside you.
暴怒
非常生氣
to feel extremely angry, as if the anger is rising strongly inside you.
Kofi boiled with anger when he saw the broken violin.
Kofi 一看到壞掉的小提琴就暴怒了。
boil with anger
Nadia was boiling after the airline lost her bag again.
航空公司又把她的包弄丟後，Nadia 氣到暴怒。
Anger boiled inside the crowd as the gates stayed shut.
大門一直不開時，人群的怒氣越來越高。
Farouk looked calm, but he was boiling during the meeting.
Farouk 看起來很冷靜，但開會時其實已經暴怒。
文法句型
boil with anger
anger boils inside + [person]
用法筆記
Usually followed by a feeling word such as 'with anger' or shown by 'anger boiled inside…'. Distinguish from senses 1-5, which describe real heat.
常見錯誤
boil — 名詞
1. a sore, swollen lump on the skin with pus inside.
癤子
皮膚上化膿的疼痛腫塊
a sore, swollen lump on the skin with pus inside.
A boil appeared on Ravi's neck after the wet camping trip.
露營結束後，Ravi 的脖子上長了一顆癤子。
a boil on + body part
The doctor said the boil on Mei's arm needed treatment.
醫生說 Mei 手臂上的癤子需要治療。
Warm cloths helped the boil open and drain more easily.
熱敷讓那顆癤子比較容易破開排膿。
Yara covered the boil with a clean bandage before school.
Yara 上學前用乾淨繃帶蓋住癤子。
文法句型
a boil on + body part
用法筆記
Common with body parts such as neck, arm, leg, or face. In everyday speech, people often explain it as an infected lump rather than naming it.
2. one round of boiling used to cook food or wash cloth in hot water.
煮一滾；滾洗
用滾水煮或洗的一次
one round of boiling used to cook food or wash cloth in hot water.
Give the towels a short boil before hanging them outside.
把毛巾再滾洗一下，再拿到外面晾。
give + [thing] + a boil
The carrots need one more boil before they are soft.
這些紅蘿蔔還要再煮一滾才會軟。
After a long boil, the bones were ready for soup.
骨頭滾了很久後，就可以拿來煮湯了。
One extra boil made the white shirts look much cleaner.
白襯衫多滾洗一次就乾淨很多。
文法句型
give + [thing] + a boil
after a long boil
用法筆記
Usually refers to one period of washing or cooking in very hot water. Distinguish from sense 3, which names the boiling state itself.
3. the condition of a liquid when it is fully boiling and bubbles are rising fast.
一滾；沸騰
液體完全滾起來時
the condition of a liquid when it is fully boiling and bubbles are rising fast.
Keep the milk at a gentle boil for two minutes.
讓牛奶維持微滾兩分鐘。
at a gentle boil
The jam reached a fast boil before the sugar dissolved.
果醬在糖完全化開前就已經大滾了。
Once the soup is at the boil, add the noodles.
湯一滾，就把麵加進去。
Steam filled the room as the kettle came to a boil.
水壺滾起來時，整個房間都是蒸氣。
- boiling point
the temperature value, not the state in a pan or pot
- simmer
a weaker cooking state below a full boil
- coolness
the condition of being cool rather than hot
文法句型
at a boil
come to a boil
用法筆記
Most often appears in fixed phrases such as 'at a boil' and 'come to a boil'. Distinguish from sense 2, which counts one period of boiling as an event.