Word · Frequency #4944
boil
疖子；脓疮
A painful swelling on the skin that is filled with pus; an infected sore.
- 1.
A localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection.
皮肤上因感染形成的局部脓包；疖子。
- 2.
The point at which fluid begins to change to a vapour; the boiling point.
液体开始变为蒸气的温度；沸点。
- 3.
a painful sore with a hard core filled with pus
有硬核且充满脓液的痛性疮
- 4.
An instance of boiling.
沸腾的过程；一次煮沸。
- 5.
the temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level
液体在海平面沸腾的温度
- 6.
A dish of boiled food, especially seafood.
煮制的菜肴,尤指海鲜。
沸点；沸腾；煮沸；煮食；水煮食物；皮肤上因感染形成的局部脓包；疖子。；液体开始变为蒸气的温度；沸点。
In use
He has a painful boil on his neck that needs medical attention.
Water reaches its boil at 100 degrees Celsius at sea level.
The doctor lanced the boil to drain the pus.
they brought the water to a boil
Connections
Collocations
- bring to a boil
- 煮沸；烧开
- Bring the soup to a boil, then reduce the heat.把汤煮沸，然后调小火。
- come to a boil
- 开始沸腾
- Wait until the water comes to a boil before adding the pasta.等水烧开后再放入意大利面。
- develop a boil
- 长疖子
- He developed a boil on his shoulder.他肩膀上长了一个疖子。
- drain a boil
- 排出疖子里的脓
- The doctor drained the boil and prescribed antibiotics.医生排出了疖子里的脓并开了抗生素。
- seafood boil
- 海鲜水煮（一种煮海鲜的菜肴）
- We ordered a seafood boil with shrimp and corn.我们点了一份有虾和玉米的海鲜水煮。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想记忆：疖子是皮肤上鼓起的脓包，像水烧开时冒泡沸腾，所以 boil 既指‘疖子’也指‘煮沸’。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：医患对话、健康科普文章、日常交谈 boil 作名词指皮肤上的疖子时，通常属于中性表达，多用于日常对话、普通看诊或健康类文章，语气自然而不生硬。
Grammar Note
作名词时指皮肤上的脓疮，常用 on 表示位置
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 boil /bɔɪl/ 押韵，元音和尾音都是 /ɔɪl/。注意 bowl /boʊl/ 拼写相似但发音不同，不要混淆。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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