The kettle is boiling.

壶里的水开了。

I am boiling the milk.

我正在煮牛奶。

This new type of electromagnetic boiler takes only 3 minutes to boil water.

这样的新型电磁炉煮沸一锅水只用3分钟。

The mere idea made me boil.

这个主意让我大为激动。

Give the sheets a good boil to get them white.

把被单好好煮一煮，好让它们白一些。

Bring the mixture to the boil, then let it simmer for ten minutes.

把混合物煮至沸腾,然后再用文火煮十分钟。

The boil on my right arm rankled whenever I wrote.

每当我写字的时候，右臂上的疖子就使我感到疼痛。

The boil on your face has headed.

你脸上的小疖子已经出脓头了。

I could feel anger boiling up inside me.

我感到怒火中烧。

(British English) Bring the soup to the boil , then allow it to simmer for five minutes.

把汤煮开，然后文火煮五分钟。

(North Amercian English) Bring the soup to a boil .

把汤煮开。

The second series of the show really went off the boil.

节目的续集的确逊色一些。

We have several projects all on the boil at once.

我们热火朝天地同时上马了几个项目。

Racial tension finally boiled over in the inner city riots.

种族间的紧张状态最终演化成了市中心贫困区的暴乱。

The kettle's boiling.

壶开了。

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。

She put some potatoes on to boil.

她煮了些土豆。

boiled carrots'/cabbage

水煮胡萝卜 / 卷心菜

to boil an egg for sb

给某人煮个鸡蛋

to boil sb an egg

给某人煮个鸡蛋

He was boiling with rage.

他怒不可遏。

The original speech I had written got boiled down to about ten minutes.

我写的演讲原稿被压缩到了大约十分钟。

In the end, what it all boils down to is money, or the lack of it.

问题的症结是钱，或者说是缺钱。

I'll boil the kettle and make some tea.

我来烧壶开水泡点茶。

The water was bubbling and boiling away.

水在咕嘟咕嘟地沸腾着。

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。

Marianne put the kettle on to boil.

玛丽安娜放上水壶烧开水。

Is the kettle boiling?

壶里的水开了吗？

boil the chick peas, add garlic and lemon juice...

把鹰嘴豆放在开水中煮，并加入大蒜和柠檬汁。

I'd peel potatoes and put them on to boil.

我要削掉土豆皮然后把它们煮熟。

I used to be all sweetness and light on the outside, but inside I would be boiling with rage.

我过去常常是外表看上去轻松愉快，而内心却怒火中烧。

Put water, butter and lard into a saucepan and bring slowly to the boil.

把水、黄油和猪油倒入平底锅，然后慢火煮沸。

He had nothing to do but boil the kettle and make the tea...

他除了烧水沏茶以外无事可做。

boil the water in the saucepan and add the sage...

把平底锅里的水烧开，然后加入鼠尾草。

I stood in the kitchen, waiting for the water to boil...

我站在厨房，等着水烧开。

用作不及物动词S+～(+A)

1. The water is boiling.
   水开了。
2. The kettle is boiling.
   水壶里的水开了。
3. Water boils at 100 degrees centigrade.
   水在100摄氏度时沸腾。
4. When water boils it changes into steam.
   水沸腾时就变成蒸汽。
5. As the water boils, the water molecules escape in large numbers.
   水沸腾时有大量水分子脱离出来。
6. The meat is boiling.
   肉正在煮着。
7. The eggs are boiling.Turn off the gas in three or five minutes, please.
   鸡蛋正煮着,三五分钟后请关掉煤气。
8. The potatoes have boiled.
   土豆已经煮沸了。
9. The potatoes have been boiling for 20 minutes.
   土豆一直煮开了二十分钟。
10. Leave the cabbage to boil for 5 minutes.
    把白菜煮5分钟。
11. I'm boiling after the long walk.
    长途跋涉后我热极了。
12. It's boiling today.
    今天热得真要命。
13. The sea was boiling.
    海水汹涌。
14. The waves boiled around the fishing boat.
    渔船的四周波涛汹涌。
15. The mob boiled through the streets.
    人群气势汹汹地穿过街道。
16. Jack boiled when his own mistake lost the game.
    由于自己的过错比赛失败,杰克很生气。
17. Seeing that flag made me boil.
    看见那面旗帜使我激动不已。
18. He has to keep the pot boiling.
    他得维持生活。

用作系动词S+～+ adj.

1. The water all boiled dry.
   水全部煮干了。
2. Don't let the vegetables boil dry.
   别让蔬菜烧干了。
3. Don't let the kettle boil dry.
   别让壶里的水煮干了。
4. The sprouts have boiled dry.
   豆芽煮干了。

用作及物动词S+～+ n./pron.

1. I'm boiling the baby's milk.
   我要给孩子煮牛奶。
2. He boiled the water in a saucepan.
   他用平底锅烧开水。
3. If we boil the water to a high temperature, it will become gas.
   如果把水煮沸到一定高的温度,它就会变成气体。
4. Please boil the meat for half an hour.
   请把这肉煮半个小时。
5. Beef tastes better when you boil it gently.
   文火煮出的牛肉味道要可口一些。
6. We are boiling eggs, fish and vegetables.
   我们在煮蛋、鱼和蔬菜。
7. He boiled the potatoes for 20 minutes.
   他将马铃薯煮了20分钟。
8. Mother is boiling rice.
   母亲在煮饭。
9. Peter boiled the kettle.
   彼得把茶壶烧开了。
10. He boiled the kettle and made the tea.
    他把水壶里的水烧开然后沏茶。
11. She boiled lotus-roots in soy.
    她用酱油煮藕。
12. He boiled some water for tea.
    他烧水沏茶。
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13. The water must be boiled before use.
    水必须烧开后再饮用。
14. These potatoes are not boiled thoroughly.
    这些土豆没有煮得熟透。

用作双宾动词S+～+ pron./n. + n./pron.

1. He boiled her an egg.
   他给她煮了一个鸡蛋。
2. Would you please boil us some water?
   给我们烧一些开水好吗?

S+～+ n./pron. +for pron./n.

1. boil some water for me.
   给我烧点开水。
2. Will you please boil some milk for me?
   请给我煮点牛奶好吗?

用作宾补动词S+～+ n./pron. + n./adj.

1. He boils the pot dry.
   他将壶中的水煮干了。
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2. These potatoes are not boiled enough.
   这些土豆没有煮得熟透。

其他v -ed as Attrib.

1. I'd like to have some boiled water.
   我想喝点开水。

v -ing as Attrib.

1. The boat was swallowed up by the boiling waves.
   船被汹涌的浪涛吞没。

1. Give the clothes a good boil and they'll come white.
   把衣服好好煮一煮,它们就会变白的。
2. Give the towel a good boil and it'll come clean.
   把毛巾好好煮一煮就会变干净。
3. Bring the milk to a boil.
   把牛奶煮沸。
4. Bring it to the boil, then turn down the heat.
   先将它煮沸,然后再用文火炖。
5. The water must first come to a boil.
   水必须先煮开。
6. After the water comes to a boil add the noodles.
   水开之后把面条放入。
7. Bring the water to the boil, please.
   请把水煮沸。
8. She brought the milk to the boil.
   她把牛奶煮沸。
9. The milk has nearly come to the boil.
   牛奶即将煮沸。
10. That project we postponed has finally come to the boil and we must start work on it next week.
    我们曾拖延下来的那个项目终于进入关键时刻,我们必须下周着手进行。
11. His anger came to a boil.
    他愤怒到了极点。
12. He saw a huge boil in the water.
    他看见水中有个巨大的旋涡。
13. Apply hot compresses to a boil.
    用热敷布把脓肿包住。

boil away (v.+adv.)

消气 remove
boil away

The kettle is boiling away.

壶中水不断沸腾。

The kettle was boiling away on the fire.

水壶里的水在炉火上开个不停。

The water was boiling away in the kettle.

壶中的水一直开着。

The potatoes have been boiling away for 20 minutes.

土豆已经煮了近二十分钟。

boil away

All the water boiled away and the kettle was ruined.

壶里的水全部烧干,壶也烧坏了。

He was driving so fast that the engine got very hot and the water boiled away.

他开车太快,以致引擎过热,水箱里的水也烧干了。

He was so concentrated on the TV programme that he forgot the cooking and the water in the pot boiled away.

他注意力全集中在电视节目上,忘了正在做的饭,把锅里的水都烧干了。

boil sth ⇔ away

They boiled the excess liquid away.

他们煮去了多余的液体。

boil away

Her anger boiled away soon.

她很快就消气了。

boil down (v.+adv.)

煮浓 render down or decompose by boiling
boil down

The syrup boils down in a short time.

这糖浆很快就能熬浓。

boil sth ⇔ down

They are boiling down the bones.

他们正在熬骨头汤。

Please boil down the fish soup.

请把鱼汤烧得浓一点。

They boil down horses' hoofs to get glue.

他们用马蹄熬制水胶。

When he made the stew, the water was boiled down.

他炖肉时,把汤熬得很浓。

boil down to (v.+adv.+prep.)

归结为… may be summarized as
boil down to sth

A solution of sugar boils down to a syrup.

糖水煮浓而成糖浆。

Put a lot of the vegetable in the pan, it all boils down to a small quantity.

往锅里多放些菜,一煮就少了。

boil sth ⇔ down to sth

Use plenty of vegetables because the cooking boils them all down to a small quantity.

要用足够的蔬菜,因为一煮就剩不下多少了。

boil sth ⇔ down to sth

Can you boil the story down to five hundred words?

你能把这故事压缩到500字吗?

boil the passage down to two hundred words, please.

请把这段文字压缩到200字。

You can boil the long story down to a few sentences and it still has the same meaning.

你可把这长篇大论压缩成几句话而原意不变。

Read through this passage of prose and then boil it down to a hundred words.

请读这段散文,然后将其概括为一百字。

boil down to sth

It all boils down to one thing— human nature.

所有这些都可归结为一点——人的天性。

The whole matter boils down to a power struggle between the trade union and the directors.

整个事情归根结底无非是工会与董事们之间的权力之争。

What it all seemed to boil down to was money.

这一切似乎都归结到金钱上。

His reasons for not wanting to go all boil down to the fact that he doesn't have enough money.

他不想去的全部理由可以归结为:他没有足够的钱。

All he said boils down to this:live and learn.

他的讲话归纳起来就是一点:活到老学到老。

The advice we gave him boiled down to this:he should take care of his health.

我们给他的劝告可归结为:他该注意自己的健康。

It all boils down to a clear case of murder.

种种迹象表明这是一起谋杀案。

I suppose it all boils down to this.

我看归结起来可以这样说。

The whole discussion boils down to the question of whether the government should fix prices.

整个讨论归根结底是研讨政府是否应稳定物价问题。

His answer boils down to a refusal.

他的回答同拒绝没有差别。

These facts boil down to very little significance.

这些事实没有多大意义。

The whole question boils down to whether you want to go or not.

整个问题可归结为你到底愿不愿去。

boil out (v.+adv.)

(使)被煮掉,烫掉 (cause to) be removed by boiling
boil out

Some of the stiffness will boil out when you first wash the cloth.

你第一次洗那布料时,部分浆性就会被烫掉。

boil sth ⇔ out

You may want to boil out some of the stiffness.

你也许想烫掉一些浆性。

boil over (v.+adv.)

〈非正〉发怒 lose one's temper or be very angry

boil up (v.+adv.)

加剧 arise or develop, especially of quarrels and arguments
boil up

The water boiled up very quickly.

水很快就煮开了。

boil sth ⇔ up

The soup is nearly cold,I'll boil it up again for you.

汤快凉了,我给你热一下。

The stew must be boiled up before serving.

炖肉必须煮熟才能上桌。

boil up

Jim's anger boiled up when he heard how Mary had been treated.

吉姆听到玛丽受到那样的待遇,火冒三丈。

Trouble was boiling up in the Middle East.

中东的纠纷日益加剧。

boil with (v.+prep.)

波涛汹涌 waves surging turbulently; waves running high
boil with sb/sth

My blood boiled with me.

我怒不可遏。

His rudeness made me boil with anger.

他的无礼使我十分生气。

He was boiling with indignation.

他义愤填膺。

Robert was boiling with anger.

罗伯特怒气冲冲。

boil with sth

The sea boiled with the storm.

暴风雨中,大海波涛汹涌。

His mind was boiling with mirth, fear and pride.

快意、恐惧、自豪一起在他心头翻腾。

on the boil

沸腾着; 激动 boiling

go off the boil

(刺激、兴奋等)过了顶峰 lose interest

～+名词

• boil%20a%20kettle">boil a kettle烧开一壶水
• boil%20an%20egg">boil an egg煮个鸡蛋
• boil%20clothes">boil clothes煮衣服(以清毒)
• boil%20potatoes">boil potatoes煮土豆
• boil%20the%20baby%27s%20milk">boil the baby's milk给孩子煮牛奶
• boil%20the%20water">boil the water烧水
• boil%20vegetables">boil vegetables烹煮蔬菜

～+副词

• boil%20enough">boil enough足够时间的煮
• boil%20gently">boil gently用文火煮
• boil%20slowly">boil slowly慢慢地煮
• boil%20thoroughly">boil thoroughly煮透
• boil%20away">boil away煮干
• boil%20down">boil down熬浓,煮稠,浓缩,压缩(文章)
• boil%20down%20an%20article%20to%20a%20few%20sentences">boil down an article to a few sentences把一篇文章归结成几句话
• boil%20down%20the%20fish%20soup">boil down the fish soup把鱼汤煮浓
• boil%20down%20to">boil down to总而言之
• boil%20over">boil over(水)煮沸溢出,失去控制
• boil%20up">boil up(水)烧开,爆发,涌起,到了一触即发的地步

介词+～

• boil">be at the boil在沸腾中
• boil">be on the boil在沸点
• boil">bring to the boil把…煮沸
• boil">come to the boil煮沸

～+介词

• boil%20with%20rage">boil with rage狂怒

• Boyling in sulphur, and hot-bubbling pitch.

  出自：P. Fletcher

• [Pierce] the oranges as they are boiling.

  出自：Edmund Smith

• Putting in anything that we like while the pot is boiling.

  出自：B. Jowett

• He puts some water on to boil.

  出自：J. Cheever

Cooking-(做饭)

A：I’d like to help pitch in with? dinner.
我想帮忙一起做饭。

B：Really? You’re joking.
真的吗？你在开玩笑吧。

A：No. I’d like to do something special for you on your birthday.
没开玩笑。我想在你的生日为你做点儿特别的事情。

B：I’d like that. Alright, put on this apron first.
好啊，那你先把围裙带上吧。

A：OK…Now how can I help, hon??
好的…现在，我怎么帮忙，亲爱的？

B：Hmm, let me see…boil some water and then whisk two eggs.
嗯，让我看看…烧点水，然后再打两个鸡蛋。

A：Easy. I could do that with my eyes closed.（after a while）Done.
这容易。我闭着眼睛都能干。（过了一会儿）做好了。

B：Not bad. Okay, now take some meat and potatoes from the fridge.
也不错嘛，现在你从冰箱里取一些肉和土豆。

A：How many potatoes do you need?
你需要几个土豆？

B：Three. And bring four bell peppers?.
三个。再拿四个青椒。

A：Gotcha?… OK. Here they are.
明白…好了，拿来了。

B：Now wash them, then dice the potatoes and bell peppers. Then slice the meat.
现在把它们洗一下，然后把土豆和青椒切成丁儿，然后再把肉切成片。

A：Where’s the peeler?
削皮刀在哪儿？

B：It’s in the cabinet… Adam, the gas cooker doesn’t work.
在橱柜里…亚当，煤气灶坏了。

A：What? Oh, shit! I cut my finger.
什么？哦，该死！我切到手指了。

B：Let me take a look at that… I can’t stop the bleeding. We need to go to the hospital.
让我看看…我没法给你止血。我们得去医院。

boil

A：I guess cooking is not as easy as I thought.
我想做饭并不像我想的那么简单。