
boils
词源
源自古法语'boillir',最终来自拉丁语'bullire'(冒泡),与'bulla'(气泡)相关。
verb
❶ 指液体受热达到沸点,产生气泡并转变为气体的过程。常用于描述水或其他液体被加热时的状态变化。
“Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.”
(水在100摄氏度时沸腾。)
“She waited for the soup to boil before adding the vegetables.”
(她等汤煮沸后才加入蔬菜。)
❶ 比喻情绪或局势变得非常激烈、紧张,达到爆发的临界点。常用于描述愤怒、冲突等抽象概念。
“His anger finally boiled over during the argument.”
(争论中他的愤怒终于爆发了。)
“Tensions had been boiling between the two countries for months.”
(两国间的紧张局势已持续数月。)
noun
❶ 指皮肤上因细菌感染引起的红肿、疼痛的脓疮,通常中心有脓液。医学上称为疖肿。
“He had a painful boil on his neck.”
(他脖子上长了个疼痛的疖子。)
“The doctor lanced the boil to drain the pus.”
(医生切开疖肿排出脓液。)
常见短语
boil down to — 表示最终归结为某个核心问题或要点,强调事物的本质或关键因素。
“All these complaints boil down to poor communication.”
(所有这些抱怨归根结底都是因为沟通不畅。)
boiling point — 既指液体的沸点温度,也比喻情绪或局势达到爆发的临界状态。
“The conflict reached its boiling point when protests turned violent.”
(当抗议演变成暴力时,冲突达到了爆发点。)