boil

• 指皮肤上因毛囊感染而形成的疼痛性化脓肿块（疖子）；也指液体达到沸点时沸腾的状态。

A noun referring to a painful, pus-filled swelling on the skin caused by an infected hair follicle, or the state of being at the temperature at which a liquid turns to vapor.

1. Skin infectionB2formalmedical

   A painful, pus-filled swelling on the skin caused by an infected hair follicle.

   疖

   • He developed a boil on his neck after the insect bite.
   • The doctor lanced the boil to drain the pus.
   • Applying a warm compress can help a boil heal faster.

   同义词abscesscarbunclefuruncle

2. Cooking processA2informalculinary

   The state or act of boiling, especially when cooking food.

   煮沸

   • Bring the water to a boil before adding the pasta.
   • The soup needs to come to a gentle boil.
   • She let the potatoes have a good boil for twenty minutes.

   同义词boilingebullition

• 动词，指将液体加热到沸点使其沸腾汽化，也指用沸水煮食物。

A verb used to indicate the act of heating a liquid until it reaches its boiling point and begins to vaporize, or to cook food in boiling water.

1. Cook in boiling waterA1formalculinary

   To cook food by immersing it in boiling water.

   煮

   • She boiled the potatoes for twenty minutes.
   • I need to boil the eggs for breakfast.
   • The recipe says to boil the pasta until al dente.

2. Heat liquid to boiling pointA1formal

   To heat a liquid until it reaches its boiling point and starts to bubble and vaporize.

   煮沸

   • Please boil some water for tea.
   • The kettle is boiling on the stove.
   • Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius at sea level.

   反义词chillcoolfreeze

3. Be extremely angryB2informal

   To be very angry or agitated.

   火冒三丈

   • He was boiling with rage after the argument.
   • She boiled inside when she heard the unfair criticism.
   • The injustice made him boil over.

   同义词burnfumerageseethesteam

短语动词变体boil downboil over