Слово англійською: boil
Дієслово
Переклад boil українською: вари́ти, звари́ти (в гаря́чій воді́ і т. д.), кипі́ти
Детальний опис
- [intransitive, transitive] when a liquid boils or when you boil it, it is heated to the point where it forms bubbles and turns to steam or vapour
- The water was bubbling and boiling away.
- boil something Boil plenty of salted water, then add the spaghetti.
- [intransitive, transitive] when a kettle, pan, etc. boils or when you boil a kettle, etc., it is heated until the water inside it boils
- (British English) The kettle's boiling.
- boil something I'll boil the kettle and make some tea.
- Cover the pot and let it boil gently for 25 minutes.
- + adj. She left the gas on by mistake and the pan boiled dry (= the water boiled until there was none left).
- [intransitive, transitive] to cook or wash something in boiling water; to be cooked or washed in boiling water
- She put some potatoes on to boil.
- boil something boiled carrots/cabbage/potatoes
- to boil an egg for somebody
- boil somebody something to boil somebody an egg
Collocations CookingCookingPreparing- prepare a dish/a meal/a menu/dinner/the fish
- weigh out 100g/4oz of sugar/the ingredients
- wash/rinse the lettuce/spinach/watercress
- chop/slice/dice the carrots/onions/potatoes
- peel the carrots/onion/potatoes/garlic/orange
- grate a carrot/the cheese/some nutmeg
- remove/discard the bones/seeds/skin
- blend/combine/mix (together) the flour and water/all the ingredients/the spices
- beat/whisk the cream/eggs/egg whites
- knead/shape/roll (out) the dough
Cooking- heat the oil in a frying pan
- preheat/heat the oven/(British English) the grill/(North American English) the broiler
- bring to (British English) the boil/(North American English) a boil
- stir constantly/gently with a wooden spoon
- reduce the heat
- simmer gently for 20 minutes/until reduced by half
- melt the butter/ghee/chocolate/cheese/sugar
- brown the meat for 8–20 minutes
- drain the pasta/the water from the pot/in a colander
- mash the potatoes/banana/avocado
Ways of cooking- cook food/fish/meat/rice/pasta/a Persian dish
- bake (a loaf of) bread/a cake/(especially North American English) cookies/(British English) biscuits/a pie/potatoes/fish/scones/muffins
- boil cabbage/potatoes/an egg/water
- fry/deep-fry/stir-fry the chicken/vegetables
- grill meat/steak/chicken/sausages/a hot dog
- roast potatoes/peppers/meat/chicken/lamb
- sauté garlic/mushrooms/onions/potatoes/vegetables
- steam rice/vegetables/spinach/asparagus/dumplings
- toast bread/nuts
- microwave food/popcorn/(British English) a ready meal
Serving- serve in a glass/on a bed of rice/with potatoes
- arrange the slices on a plate/in a layer
- carve the meat/lamb/chicken/turkey
- dress/toss a salad
- dress with/drizzle with olive oil/vinaigrette
- top with a slice of lemon/a scoop of ice cream/whipped cream/syrup
- garnish with a sprig of parsley/fresh basil leaves/lemon wedges/a slice of lime/a twist of orange
- sprinkle with salt/sugar/herbs/parsley/freshly ground black pepper
- [intransitive] boil (with something) if you boil with anger, etc. or anger, etc. boils inside you, you are very angry
- He was boiling with rage.
- She wanted to give vent to the fury boiling within her.
Word Originverb Middle English: from Old French boillir, from Latin bullire ‘to bubble’, from bulla ‘bubble’.
Idioms boil the ocean (informal, business)
- to attempt to do something very difficult or impossible
- Don't try to boil the ocean by supporting every device imaginable.
make somebody’s blood boil
- to make somebody extremely angry
- The way he treats his employees really makes my blood boil.
a watched pot never boils
- (saying) used to say that when you are impatient for something to happen, time seems to pass very slowly
Phrasal Verbs- boil down
- boil down to
- boil over
- boil up