boil

S2 W1

in Vietnamese Đun sôi, nấu sôi

BrE /bɔɪl/ AmE /boʊl/

verb en → vi

past boiled pp boiled ing boiling

1 COOK [transitive, T + obj] A2

Đun sôi, nấu sôi

to heat water until it bubbles and makes a noise

  • boil something

Collocations boil water · boil an egg

  • Boil the kettle for two minutes.

    Đun sôi ấm nước trong hai phút.

2 HEAT [transitive, T + obj] B1

Đun sôi, đun bốc hơi

to heat a liquid until it changes to gas and bubbles appear on the surface

  • boil something

Collocations boil soup · boil milk

  • Boil the soup until it reduces.

    Đun sôi canh cho đến khi nó cạn lại.

3 BODY [intransitive] B1

Sốt, bị sốt

to have a high body temperature because of illness or fever

  • sb boils

Collocations boil with a fever · boil with a cold

  • She's boiling with a fever.

    Cô ấy đang sốt cao vì cảm lạnh.

4 ANGER [intransitive] B2

Bốc hỏa, nổi giận

to become very angry or annoyed

  • sb boils with anger

Collocations boil with rage · boil with fury

  • He boiled with rage when he heard the news.

    Anh ta đã nổi giận dữ khi nghe tin đó.

5 METAPHOR [intransitive] C1

Nổi lên như sôi, bận rộn náo nhiệt

to be very busy or active, especially in a way that is difficult to control

  • sb boils

Collocations boil with activity · boil over with excitement

  • The city was boiling with activity.

    Thành phố đang nhộn nhịp và bận rộn.