boil
verbVerb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they boil | |
| he / she / it boils | |
| past simple boiled | |
| past participle boiled | |
| -ing form boiling |
- [intransitive, transitive]
when a liquid boils or when you boil it, it is heated to the point where it forms bubbles and turns to steam or vapour （使）沸腾；煮沸；烧开 The water was bubbling and boiling away. 水在咕嘟咕嘟地沸腾着。 - boil something
Boil plenty of salted water, then add the spaghetti. 把足量的盐水烧开，再放入意大利面条。
Extra ExamplesBoil the water for five minutes to sterilize it. 烧开水五分钟消毒。 Water boils at 100°C. 水在 100 摄氏度沸腾。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- furiously
- rapidly
- vigorously
- …
- put something on to
- [intransitive, transitive]
when a kettle, pan, etc. boils or when you boil a kettle, etc., it is heated until the water inside it boils （把壶、锅等里面的水）烧开 - (British English)
The kettle's boiling. 壶开了。 - boil something
I'll boil the kettle and make some tea. 我来烧壶开水泡点茶。 Cover the pot and let it boil gently for 25 minutes. 盖上锅盖，让它轻轻地煮25分钟。 - + adj.
She left the gas on by mistake and the pan boiled dry (= the water boiled until there was none left). 她忘了关煤气，结果把锅烧干了。
Extra ExamplesI'll put the kettle on to boil. 我会放上水壶把水烧开。 The kettle's boiled. Do you want some tea? 水壶烧开了。你想喝茶吗？ Boil a large pan of salted water. 煮一大锅盐水。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- furiously
- rapidly
- vigorously
- …
- put something on to
- (British English)
- [intransitive, transitive]
to cook or wash something in boiling water; to be cooked or washed in boiling water 用沸水煮（或烫洗）；被煮（或烫洗） 
She put some potatoes on to boil. 她煮了些土豆。 - boil something
boiled carrots/cabbage/potatoes 煮熟的胡萝卜/卷心菜/土豆 to boil an egg for somebody 给某人煮个鸡蛋 - boil somebody something
to boil somebody an egg 给某人煮个鸡蛋
CollocationsCooking 烹饪；烹调 Cooking 烹饪 Preparing 准备 - prepare a dish/a meal/a menu/dinner/the fish
准备一道菜／一顿饭／一份菜单／正餐／鱼 - weigh out 100g/4oz of sugar/the ingredients
称出 100 克／4 盎司的糖／食材 - wash/rinse the lettuce/spinach/watercress
洗生菜／菠菜／西洋菜 - chop/slice/dice the carrots/onions/potatoes
把胡萝卜／洋葱／土豆切碎／切成片／切成丁 - peel the carrots/onion/potatoes/garlic/orange
给胡萝卜／洋葱／土豆／大蒜／橘子去皮 - grate a carrot/the cheese/some nutmeg
将胡萝卜／干酪／一些肉豆蔻磨碎 - remove/discard the bones/seeds/skin
去骨；去籽；去皮 - blend/combine/mix (together) the flour and water/all the ingredients
把面粉和水／所有的食材和在一起 - beat/whisk the cream/eggs/egg whites
搅打奶油／鸡蛋／鸡蛋清 - knead/shape/roll (out) the dough
揉捏／定型／擀平面团
Cooking 烹饪 - heat the oil in a frying pan
在平底煎锅里将油烧热 - preheat/heat the oven/(British English) the grill/(North American English) the broiler
将烤箱／烤架预热／加热 - bring to (British English) the boil/(North American English) a boil
使沸腾 - stir constantly/gently with a wooden spoon
用木勺子不停地／轻轻地搅拌 - reduce the heat
把温度调低 - simmer gently for 20 minutes/until reduced by half
用文火炖 20 分钟／炖到量减少一半 - melt the butter/chocolate/cheese/sugar
使黄油／巧克力／奶酪／糖融化 - brown the meat for 8–20 minutes
把肉加热 8 至 20 分钟使之成棕色 - drain the pasta/the water from the pot/in a colander
把意大利面滤干；把水从锅里滤出来／滤到滤器里 - mash the potatoes/banana/avocado
把土豆／香蕉／油梨捣碎
Ways of cooking 烹饪方式 - cook food/fish/meat/rice/pasta/a Persian dish
烹饪食物／鱼／肉／米饭／意大利面食／波斯菜 - bake (a loaf of) bread/a cake/(especially North American English) cookies/(British English) biscuits/a pie/potatoes/fish/scones/muffins
烤（一条）面包／一个蛋糕／曲奇饼／小甜饼／馅饼／土豆／鱼／司康饼／小松糕 - boil cabbage/potatoes/an egg/water
煮洋白菜／土豆／鸡蛋；烧开水 - fry/deep-fry/stir-fry the chicken/vegetables
煎／油炸／炒鸡肉／蔬菜 - grill meat/steak/chicken/sausages/a hot dog
烧烤肉／牛排／鸡肉／香肠／热狗 - roast potatoes/peppers/meat/chicken/lamb
烘烤土豆／甜椒／肉／鸡肉／羊羔肉 - sauté garlic/mushrooms/onions/potatoes/vegetables
炒大蒜／蘑菇／洋葱／土豆／蔬菜 - steam rice/vegetables/spinach/asparagus/dumplings
蒸米饭／蔬菜／菠菜／芦笋／饺子 - toast bread/nuts
烤面包／坚果 - microwave food/popcorn/(British English) a ready meal
用微波炉烹调（或加热）食物／爆米花／预制餐
Serving 上菜 - serve in a glass/on a bed of rice/with potatoes
盛在玻璃杯里上；上盖饭；和土豆一起上 - arrange the slices on a plate/in a layer
把切片在盘子里摆好／铺成一层 - carve the meat/lamb/chicken/turkey
把肉／羊羔肉／鸡肉／火鸡肉切成块 - dress/toss a salad
给色拉加调味酱；拌色拉 - dress with/drizzle with olive oil/vinaigrette
浇上橄榄油／色拉调味汁 - top with a slice of lemon/a scoop of ice cream/whipped cream/syrup
上面放一片柠檬／一勺冰淇淋／搅打好的奶油／糖浆 - garnish with a sprig of parsley/fresh basil leaves/lemon wedges/a slice of lime/a twist of orange
用一小枝欧芹／新鲜的罗勒叶／柠檬角／一片酸橙／一卷橘子皮做饰菜 - sprinkle with salt/sugar/herbs/parsley/freshly ground black pepper
洒上盐／糖／香草／欧芹／刚磨碎的黑胡椒
Extra ExamplesTopics Cooking and eatinga2She can scarcely boil an egg. 她几乎不会煮鸡蛋。 Boil the beans rapidly for ten minutes. 把豆子用大火煮 10 分钟。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- furiously
- rapidly
- vigorously
- …
- put something on to
- [intransitive] boil (with something)
if you boil with anger, etc. or anger, etc. boils inside you, you are very angry 怒火中烧；异常气愤
Word Originverb Middle English: from Old French boillir, from Latin bullire ‘to bubble’, from bulla ‘bubble’.
Idioms
boil the ocean (informal, 商业
to attempt to do something very difficult or impossible 煮沸： 尝试做非常困难或不可能的事情Don't try to boil the ocean by supporting every device imaginable. 不要试图通过支持每一个可以想象的设备来煮沸海洋。
make somebody’s blood boil
to make somebody extremely angry 使某人怒不可遏 The way he treats his employees really makes my blood boil. 他对待员工的方式真的让我热血沸腾。
a watched pot never boils
- (saying)
used to say that when you are impatient for something to happen, time seems to pass very slowly 心急水不开（越心急，时间过得越慢）