boil /bɔil/ vi.& vt. 1.沸腾，使…沸腾：boiling water 滚开的水； boiled water 开水(可能已冷却)； boiling-point 沸点；boiling hot 极热的 (［反］freezing cold 极冷的) I’m boiling the baby’s milk. 我在给婴儿煮奶。2.(指海、人的感情)汹涌，激昂：He was boiling with anger. 他怒气冲冲。3.用于短语动词boil down to最终原因：The problem boils down to one thing - lack of money. 问题的结症就是缺钱。boil over煮溢出来了：Take the milk off the heat before it boils over. 溢出前就把牛奶离火。That saucepan is boiling over.炖锅溢了。
boiler /ˈbɔilə/ n.[c] 锅炉，汽锅，煮器(总称)，烧水器：He was injured as a result of boiler explosion. 他因锅炉爆炸而受伤。The water is forced into the boiler by the feed pump.用水泵将水压入锅炉。
