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V-ERG
（使）達到沸點；（使）沸騰；（使）燒開
When a hot liquid boils or when you boil it, bubbles appear in it and it starts to change into steam or vapour.
例句
I stood in the kitchen, waiting for the water to boil...
我站在廚房，等著水燒開。
Boil the water in the saucepan and add the sage...
把平底鍋里的水燒開，然后加入鼠尾草。
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V-ERG
使（水壺或鍋里的水）燒開
When you boil a kettle or pan, or put it on to boil, you heat the water inside it until it boils.
例句
He had nothing to do but boil the kettle and make the tea...
他除了燒水沏茶以外無事可做。
Marianne put the kettle on to boil.
瑪麗安娜放上水壺燒開水。
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VERB
（水壺或平底鍋里的水）燒開，沸騰
When a kettle or pan is boiling, the water inside it has reached boiling point.
例句
Is the kettle boiling?
壺里的水開了嗎？
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V-ERG
用開水煮；在開水中煮
When you boil food, or when it boils, it is cooked in boiling water.
例句
Boil the chick peas, add garlic and lemon juice...
把鷹嘴豆放在開水中煮，并加入大蒜和檸檬汁。
I'd peel potatoes and put them on to boil.
我要削掉土豆皮然后把它們煮熟。
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VERB
憤怒；怒火中燒
If you are boiling with anger, you are very angry.
例句
I used to be all sweetness and light on the outside, but inside I would be boiling with rage.
我過去常常是外表看上去輕松愉快，而內心卻怒火中燒。
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N-COUNT
癤子；疔
A boil is a red, painful swelling on your skin, which contains a thick yellow liquid called pus.
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PHRASE
(使)沸騰；（使）達到沸點
When you bring a liquid to the boil, you heat it until it boils. When it comes to the boil, it begins to boil.
例句
Put water, butter and lard into a saucepan and bring slowly to the boil.
把水、黃油和豬油倒入平底鍋，然后慢火煮沸。