bring to a boil
collocation煮沸；烧开
Bring the soup to a boil, then reduce the heat.
把汤煮沸，然后调小火。
疖子；脓疮
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疖子；脓疮
A painful swelling on the skin that is filled with pus; an infected sore.
He has a painful boil on his neck that needs medical attention.
他脖子上有个疼痛的疖子，需要就医。
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.
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.
有硬核且充满脓液的痛性疮
a painful sore with a hard core filled with pus
沸腾的过程；一次煮沸。
An instance of boiling.
Water reaches its boil at 100 degrees Celsius at sea level.
在海平面上，水在100摄氏度时达到沸点。
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The doctor lanced the boil to drain the pus.
医生切开了疖子以排出脓液。
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they brought the water to a boil
他们把水烧开了。
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煮沸；烧开
Bring the soup to a boil, then reduce the heat.
把汤煮沸，然后调小火。
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。
长疖子
He developed a boil on his shoulder.
他肩膀上长了一个疖子。
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。
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。
把某物煮沸；使达到沸点
Bring the soup to the boil, then reduce the heat and let it simmer.
把汤煮沸，然后调小火让它煨煮。
达到沸点；进入白热化阶段
Tensions between the two communities finally came to the boil.
两个群体之间的紧张关系终于白热化了。
状态下滑；不如从前
The team has gone off the boil since the winter break.
这支队伍自冬歇期以来状态下滑。
因为那疮长在术士们身上，也长在所有埃及人身上。（出自《出埃及记》9:11，这是上帝降下的十灾之一——疖灾。）
He has a painful boil on the back of his neck.
他脖子后面长了一个疼痛的疖子。
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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。
作名词时指皮肤上的脓疮，常用 on 表示位置
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