boil
英[b??l]
美[b??l]
- vi. 煮沸，沸騰；激動，激昂
- vt. 煮沸，燒開；使…激動；使…蒸發
- n. 沸騰，煮沸；癤子
- n. (Boil)人名；(俄)博伊爾
詞組搭配
boil down
To reduce in bulk or size by boiling.
煮濃：通過熬煮減少體積
To condense; summarize
濃縮；簡化
boiled down the complex document.
簡化繁雜的文件
To constitute the equivalent of in summary
簡單地歸結為
The scathing editorial simply boils down to an exercise in partisan politics.
措詞強烈的社論可以簡單地歸結為政黨政治的綱領
boil over
To overflow while boiling.
沸騰溢出
To lose one's temper.
發怒：情緒失去控制
keep the pot boiling
maintain the momentum or interest value of something
保持活力，保持干勁，保持興趣
a home win over Sheffield kept the pot boiling.
主場戰勝謝菲爾德聯隊使得干勁愈發高漲。
boil down to
amount to or be in essence a matter of
結果是，意味著；歸結為
everything boiled down to cash in the end.
任何事情到頭來都意味著錢。
boil something down
reduce the volume of a liquid by boiling
熬濃，煮濃
they boil down the syrup until it is very thick.
他們把糖漿熬得非常濃。