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。
疖子；脓疮
boils — plural of boil
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。
A painful swelling on the skin that is filled with pus; an infected sore.
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.
液体在海平面沸腾的温度
the temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level
煮制的菜肴,尤指海鲜。
A dish of boiled food, especially seafood.
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。
用法提示：名词，意为疖子，指皮肤上的脓疮。
AI contextual example
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。
用法提示：名词，意为沸点，指液体沸腾时的温度。
AI contextual example
The doctor lanced the boil to drain the pus.
医生切开了疖子以排出脓液。
用法提示：名词，意为疖子，指需要排脓的皮肤感染。
AI contextual example
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。
boil 是可数名词，复数 boils 泛指多个疖子；get 强调患病过程。
Some people get boils more easily than others.
有些人比别人更容易长疖子。
the boil 在此指沸点或沸腾状态；bring sth to the boil 是英式英语常见说法。
Bring the milk to the boil, then remove it from the heat.
把牛奶煮沸，然后从火上移开。
表示范围比 boil 广，可指体内或体表任何部位的积脓；boil 通常特指皮肤毛囊感染形成的脓包，日常语境中二者常可互换。
是 boil 的医学术语，正式且专业，多见于临床或书面语；日常口语中使用 boil 更自然。
grammar · medium
易错句子Water comes to boil at 100°C.
正确表达Water comes to a boil at 100°C.
come to a boil 是固定短语，意为“开始沸腾、达到沸点”；此处 boil 是可数名词，必须用不定冠词 a。汉语说“水到沸点”不带冠词，所以学习者容易漏掉 a。
grammar · medium
易错句子He has several boil on his arms.
正确表达He has several boils on his arms.
boil 作“疖子”讲时是可数名词，被 several 这类数量词修饰时要使用复数形式 boils。汉语名词不区分单复数，学习者常忘记加 -s。
grammar · medium
易错句子She has a painful boil in her neck.
正确表达She has a painful boil on her neck.
指皮肤表面长出的疖子要用介词 on，表示位于体表；in 表示在身体内部，与“皮肤上的脓包”这一含义不符。
boil 指皮肤毛囊的单个局限性疖子，红肿有脓头；abscess 指组织内更大、更深的脓液聚集，可发生在皮肤下或内脏，常需切开引流。
boil 是感染引起、充满脓液的痛性疖子；blister 多因摩擦或烫伤而起，内含清亮液体，通常不是感染性脓包。
boil 较大、深在且疼痛，有明显脓头和硬核；pimple 是皮肤上常见的小丘疹或粉刺，通常较轻、较小。
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。
疖子通常由细菌感染引起。
疖子的核心充满脓液。
疖子常表现为皮肤局部红肿隆起。
医生常用抗生素治疗这类皮肤感染。
疖子发生在皮肤上，属于皮肤问题。
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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