aboil /ə'bɔil/go off the boil Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
boiling mad
what it boils down to
boiler
2. a car
bunny boiler
boil down
These apples will soon boil down to jelly．这些苹果不久就会煮成果酱了。
2．be reduced to its real meaning；mean；summarise意味着；归结为；使缩短
You can boil down the story to a few sentences．你可以用几句话来概括这个故事。
What the foreign minister said boiled down to the rejection of the proposal．外交部长的话意味着拒绝这项建议。
The whole discussion boils down to the question of whether the government should fix prices．整个讨论归结到政府是否应当规定价格。
boil over
Turn off the gas．The milk is boiling over．关上煤气，牛奶溢出来了。
make sb's blood boil
When someone called him a liar it made his blood boil．当有人说他是个扯谎的人时，他十分恼火。
It made Mary's blood boil to see the children make fun of the crippled girl．玛丽看到孩子们在取笑那位残废的女孩时，勃然大怒。
make one's blood boil
Idiom(s): make one's blood boilTheme: INCITE - ANGER
to make someone very angry. (Informal.)
• It just makes my blood boil to think of the amount of food that gets wasted around here.
• Whenever I think of that dishonest mess, it makes my blood boil.
have a low boiling point
Idiom(s): have a low boiling pointTheme: ANGER
to anger easily. (Informal.)
• Be nice to John. He's upset and has a low boiling point.
• Mr. Jones sure has a low boiling point. I hardly said anything, and he got angry.
boil sth down
Idiom(s): boil sth downTheme: SUMMARY
to summarize something; to make information more concise.
• I don't have time to listen to the whole story. Please boil it down for me.
• Please boil down the report so I can read it on the plane.
boil down to
Idiom(s): boil down to sthTheme: RESULTS
to reduce to something; to come down to something; to be essentially something.
• It all boils down to whether you wish to buy a car.
• It boils down to a question of good health.
A watched pot never boils
Some things work out in their own time, so being impatient and constantly checking will just make things seem longer.Make your blood boil
If something makes your blood boil, it makes you very angry.A watched pot never boils.
If we are eagerly waiting for something, it seems to take forever to happen.boil down|boil
v. 1. To boil away some of the water from; make less by boiling. She boiled down the maple sap to a thick syrup. The fruit juice boiled down until it was almost not good for jelly. 2. To reduce the length of; cut down; shorten. The reporter boiled the story down to half the original length. 3. To reduce itself to; come down to; be briefly or basically. The whole discussion boils down to the question of whether the government should fix prices.boil over|boil
v. phr. 1. To rise due to boiling and overflow down the sides of a pan or a pot. "Watch out!" Jane cried. "The milk is boiling over on the stove!" 2. To become enraged to the point of being unable to contain oneself. John took a lot of abuse from his boss, but after 25 minutes he suddenly boiled over and told him what he thought of him.boiling point|boiling|point
n. 1. The temperature at which a liquid boils. The boiling point of water is 272supo/sup Fahrenheit. 2. The time when you become very angry. He has a low boiling point. After being teased for a long time, John reached the boiling point. When John made the same mistake for the fourth time, his teacher reached the boiling point.Compare: BLOW UP(1b), MAKE ONE'S BLOOD BOIL.
hard-boiled|boil|boiled|hard
adj. Unrefined; tough; merciless. "Because you were two minutes late," my hard-boiled boss cried, "I will deduct fifteen minutes worth from your salary!"make the blood boil|blood|blood boil|blood run col
v. phr., informal To make someone very angry. When someone calls me a liar it makes my blood boil. It made Mary's blood boil to see the children make fun of the crippled girl.Compare: BOILING POINT.
potboiler
n. A book, play, or film written for the primary purpose of earning money for the author. "Reading a cheap potboiler helps me go to sleep," the professor wryly remarked.watched pot never boils|boil|boils|pot|watched|wat
If you watch or wait for something to get done or to happen, it seems to take forever.
A proverb. Jane was nine months pregnant and Tom hovered over her anxiously. She said, "You might as well go away and play some golf. A watched pot never boils, you know!"boil
boilIn addition to the idioms beginning with boil, also see make one's blood boil; watched pot never boils, a.
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- boil down
- boil over
- boiling point
boiling point
boiling pointA climax or crisis; a high degree of fury, excitement, or outrage. For example, The union's disgust with management has reached the boiling point. This metaphoric term alludes to the temperature at which water boils. [Second half of 1700s]
1) have a low boiling point. Become angry quite readily, as in Don't tease her anymore—she has a low boiling point. This phrase means that it takes less heat than usual for a boiling point to be reached. [First half of 1800s] Also see boil over; make one's blood boil.
low boiling point
low boiling pointsee boiling point, def. 2.
watched pot never boils, a
watched pot never boils, aAnxious waiting does not speed up matters, as in Stop running downstairs for every mail delivery—a watched pot never boils, you know. This hyperbolic adage reflects the experience of anyone who has ever been in a hurry to bring water to a boil, which eventually occurs but can seem to take forever. [Mid-1800s]
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