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boil

/ˈbɔɪl/KK

練發音
動詞
國中
難度 5 個義項
飲食
transitive
intransitive
also used as a noun
變化形
第三人稱單數

boils

過去式

boiled

過去分詞

boiled

現在分詞

boiling

1.
沸騰;煮沸
極常用

指液體因受熱而產生大量氣泡並翻滾;及物用法則指把液體加熱至這個狀態。

用法:作不及物動詞時,液體本身作主詞;作及物動詞時,受詞是被加熱的液體。

water boils
boil water
bring water to a boil
boiling hot water
boil the kettle

Boil some water before you make the noodles.

煮麵前,先把一些水煮沸。

The soup is starting to boil, so turn the heat down.

湯開始沸騰了,所以把火轉小。

2.
用沸水煮
極常用

把食物放進沸水或其他沸騰的液體中煮熟。

用法:此義通常是及物動詞,受詞為食物。若要說烹煮多久,常接「介系詞+時間」片語。

boil an egg
boil noodles
boil vegetables
boil dumplings
boil for ten minutes

Boil the eggs for eight minutes, then place them in cold water.

把蛋煮八分鐘,接著放進冷水裡。

My dad boiled some eggs for dinner.

我爸爸煮了一些蛋當晚餐。

3.
(因憤怒等)激動;怒火中燒
常用
文學

指人因憤怒、挫折等強烈情緒而非常激動,常暗示情緒正被壓抑著。

用法:常接表示情緒的介系詞片語,或用「因某事而怒火中燒」的結構。

boil with anger
boil with rage
be boiling inside
boil over with anger

She was boiling after a man said the mistake was hers.

一名男子說那個錯誤是她的之後,她非常生氣。

He stayed quiet, but he was boiling inside.

他雖然沒說話,心裡卻非常生氣。

4.
癤子;疔瘡
常用
專業

皮膚上因感染而形成的紅腫、疼痛且通常含有膿液的硬塊。

用法:此義是可數名詞,通常指一個皮膚感染腫塊。

a painful boil
develop a boil
treat a boil
a boil on the skin

Do not touch a boil yourself.

不要自己碰膿包。

He saw a doctor because a boil appeared on his leg and hurt.

他的腿上長了一個疔,會痛,所以他去看醫生。

5.
沸騰;煮沸狀態
常用

液體正在劇烈冒泡的狀態,常用於固定說法中。

用法:最常與不定冠詞連用,形成表示「進入沸騰狀態」的片語。

bring to a boil
come to a boil
return to a boil
at a rolling boil

Bring the water to a boil, then turn down the heat.

把水煮到沸騰,然後把火轉小。

Wait until the water boils before you put in the noodles.

等水煮沸後,再把麵放進去。

常見錯誤

I boiled the noodles for eat.

I boiled the noodles to eat.

Boil the water until 10 minutes.

Boil the water for 10 minutes.

Please boil the water to boil.

Please bring the water to a boil.

The water is boiled now.

The water is boiling now.

相關字詞
boiled 同源詞
boil over 片語形式
simmer 近義
boiling 同源詞
boil down 片語形式
steam 易混淆
學習提示

・「煮沸液體」和「用水煮食物」都可用此字,但受詞不同:前者是水、湯等液體,後者是蛋、麵等食物。

・點餐或看食譜時,若食物是在低溫液體中慢煮,通常用表示「小火慢煮」的字,而不是此字。

・名詞的「癤子」與動詞的「煮沸」拼字相同,須依句子中的冠詞、主詞和語境判斷詞性。

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