Word · Frequency #7730
boiling
沸腾的
That boils or is boiling (of a liquid).
- 1.
That boils or boil.
沸腾的；煮沸的
沸腾的；煮沸的；激昂的
In use
The water in the pot is boiling hot, so be careful not to touch it.
The weather in summer can be boiling, making it hard to stay outside for long.
After running for an hour, I felt boiling and needed to cool down immediately.
be boiling
用于描述天气或室内极其炎热。
It's boiling in here.
这里热死了。
be boiling with [emotion]
常用于愤怒、沮丧等强烈情绪。
He was boiling with rage.
他怒火中烧。
a boiling [noun]
名词常为与天气或温度相关的词汇。
a boiling summer day
一个酷热的夏日
Common mistakes
I prefer drinking boiling water.I prefer drinking boiled water.
在英语中，'boiling water' 指正在沸腾的水，而 'boiled water' 指已经烧开的水。对于已经烧开的水应使用过去分词 'boiled' 来修饰。
He was boiling angry when he heard the news.He was boiling with anger when he heard the news.
'boiling' 作为形容词表示‘非常生气’时，通常需要与 'with anger' 搭配，或者单独使用 'boiling' 作表语，但不能直接修饰 'angry'。
Connections
Collocations
- boiling hot
- 滚烫的
- The water is boiling hot, so be careful.水滚烫的，小心点。
- boiling mad
- 非常生气
- She was boiling mad when she heard the news.她听到这个消息时非常生气。
- boiling point
- 沸点；爆发点
- Tensions had reached boiling point.紧张局势达到了爆发点。
- boiling water
- 沸水
- Pour boiling water over the tea leaves.将沸水倒在茶叶上。
- boiling rage
- 怒火中烧
- He was filled with a boiling rage.他心中充满了怒火。
- boiling temper
- 暴躁的脾气
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象水沸腾（boiling）时冒泡，就像人生气时火冒三丈。
Context & Register
boiling作形容词时，表示“极热的”或“非常生气的”。前者多用于描述天气、液体等，后者则用于形容人的情绪。在日常对话和非正式写作中常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All the listed words share the same '-iling' ending and rhyme with 'boiling' (/'bɒɪlɪŋ/). Note that 'bowling' (/'boʊlɪŋ/) looks similar but has a different vowel sound, so it does not rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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