Word · Frequency #4944
boil
疖子；脓疮
核心释义
A painful swelling on the skin that is filled with pus; an infected sore.
- 1.
皮肤上因感染形成的局部脓包；疖子。
A localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection.
- 2.
液体开始变为蒸气的温度；沸点。
The point at which fluid begins to change to a vapour; the boiling point.
- 3.
有硬核且充满脓液的痛性疮
a painful sore with a hard core filled with pus
- 4.
沸腾的过程；一次煮沸。
An instance of boiling.
- 5.
液体在海平面沸腾的温度
the temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level
- 6.
煮制的菜肴,尤指海鲜。
A dish of boiled food, especially seafood.
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。
用法In use
He has a painful boil on his neck that needs medical attention.
用法提示：名词，意为疖子，指皮肤上的脓疮。
Water reaches its boil at 100 degrees Celsius at sea level.
用法提示：名词，意为沸点，指液体沸腾时的温度。
The doctor lanced the boil to drain the pus.
用法提示：名词，意为疖子，指需要排脓的皮肤感染。
they brought the water to a boil
have a boil on + body part
boil 作名词指皮肤感染形成的疖子；说明长在何处时常用 on。
He has a boil on his neck.
他脖子上长了一个疖子。
get boils
boil 是可数名词，复数 boils 泛指多个疖子；get 强调患病过程。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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）
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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’。
语境与语域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。
语法说明Grammar Note
作名词时指皮肤上的脓疮，常用 on 表示位置
发音与拼写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。
高价值词汇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。
用法优先级Usage priority
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