boil Значение & определение

Значение на boil на български

• 0 to reach, or cause something to reach, the temperature at which a liquid starts to turn into a gas:

  • Liquid nitrogen boils at a very low temperature.

  • She scalded herself on some boiling water.

  • If you give water to a small baby to drink, you have to boil it first.

  • The pan's boiling.

  • mainly UK Could you boil the kettle for me?

  • I've boiled some potatoes for dinner.

  • boiled carrots

• 1 to be extremely angry:

  • He was boiling with rage.

• 2 a painful swelling on the skin that is filled with pus (= thick, yellow liquid)

• 3 the act of washing or cooking something in very hot water

  • UK Bring the water to the boil, then add the pasta.

  • US Bring the water to a boil, then add the pasta.

  • Let the liquid come to a/the boil and then reduce the heat.

• 4 (of a liquid) to start to turn into a gas because of being heated, or to cause a liquid to turn into a gas in this way:

  • [ I ] The water is boiling.

  • [ T ] We’d better boil this water before we drink it.

  • [ I ] The pot’s beginning to boil.

  • [ T ] I boiled some potatoes for dinner.

• 5 a painful, red swelling on the skin that is filled with pus (= a yellow liquid from an infection)

• 6 If you bring something to a boil, or let something come to a boil, you heat it until it starts to turn into a gas:

  • Bring the water to a boil, then add the pasta.