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boiling hot
The coffee is boiling hot.
咖啡非常烫。
极其；非常
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极其；非常
Extremely
The coffee is boiling hot.
咖啡非常烫。
极其；非常
Extremely
It's boiling hot outside today, so I'm staying indoors.
今天外面非常热，所以我待在家里。
Be careful, the soup is boiling hot and will burn your mouth.
小心，这汤非常烫，会烫伤你的嘴。
After running, he felt boiling hot and needed a cold shower.
跑步后，他感到非常热，需要冲个冷水澡。
The coffee is boiling hot.
咖啡非常烫。
boiling 作副词时只用于强调少数形容词，最常见的是 boiling hot 和 boiling mad。
He was boiling mad about the mistake.
他对这个错误非常恼火。
Not this
The tea is boiling cold.
Use this
The tea is freezing cold.
boiling 作副词表示“极其”时，只用于加强“热”的程度，常与 hot 搭配；表示“非常冷”应用 freezing cold 或 bitterly cold，不能用 boiling cold。
Not this
It's a hot boiling day.
Use this
It's a boiling hot day.
副词 boiling 须放在所修饰的形容词 hot 之前，构成固定搭配 boiling hot，不能把 hot 放在 boiling 前面。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
滚烫的；极热的
It is boiling hot in this room.
这个房间热得要命。
非常生气的；火冒三丈的
She was boiling mad when she found out the truth.
她发现真相后火冒三丈。
非常热；酷热
It's boiling hot outside today.
今天外面热得要命。
非常生气；气炸了
She was boiling mad when she found out the truth.
当她发现真相时，她气坏了。
爆发点；失控的临界点
Tensions reached boiling point at the meeting.
会议上的紧张气氛达到了顶点。
Use boiling naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
水烧到boiling时温度极高，把“极热”联想成“极其、非常”即可。
语域：informal 常见场景：日常口语、非正式书面 作副词时多用于口语或非正式场合，常与 hot、mad 等词搭配，表示“极其、非常”。
用作程度副词，意为'非常'，常修饰hot等形容词
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