Tra từ boil - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

boil [boil boils boiled boiling] verb, noun BrE [bɔɪl] NAmE [bɔɪl]
verb

1. 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.
•~ sth Boil plenty of salted water, then add the spaghetti.
2. intransitive, transitive when a kettle, pan, etc. boils or when you boil a kettle, etc, it is heated until the water inside it boils: (BrE) The kettle's boiling.
•~ sth I'll boil the kettle and make some tea.
•+ adj. She left the gas on by mistake and the pan boiled dry (= the water boiled until there was none left).
3. intransitive, transitive to cook or wash sth in boiling water; to be cooked or washed in boiling water
• She put some potatoes on to boil.
•~ sth boiled carrots/cabbage
•to boil an egg for sb
•~ sb sth to boil sb an egg
4. intransitive ~ (with sth) 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.
see make sb's blood boil at ↑blood _n., a watched pot never boils at ↑watch _v.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
v. and n. sense 1 Middle English Old French boillir Latin bullire ‘to bubble’ bulla ‘bubble’ n. sense 2 Old English bȳle bȳl West Germanic Dutch buil German Beule

Collocations:
Cooking
Preparing
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
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/(BrE) the grill/(NAmE) the broiler
bring to (BrE) the boil/(NAmE) a boil
stir constantly/gently with a wooden spoon
reduce the heat
simmer gently for 20 minutes/until reduced by half
melt the butter/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 NAmE) cookies/(BrE) 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/(BrE) 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

Example Bank:
•Boil a large pan of salted water.
•Boil the beans rapidly for ten minutes.
•Boil the water for five minutes to sterilize it.
•I'll boil the kettle and make tea.
•I'll put the kettle on to boil.
•She can scarcely boil an egg.
•The kettle's boiled. Do you want some tea?
•Water boils at 100°C
Idioms: ↑off the boil ▪ ↑on the boil
Derived: ↑boil down ▪ ↑boil down to something ▪ ↑boil over ▪ ↑boil something down ▪ ↑boil something up ▪ ↑boil up

noun
1. singular a period of boiling; the point at which liquid boils: (BrE)Bring the soup to the boil, then allow it to simmer for five minutes.
• (NAmE)Bring the soup to a boil.
•The sauce should thicken as it comes to the boil.
2. countable a painful infected swelling under the skin which is full of a thick yellow liquid (called ↑pus)

Word Origin:
v. and n. sense 1 Middle English Old French boillir Latin bullire ‘to bubble’ bulla ‘bubble’ n. sense 2 Old English bȳle bȳl West Germanic Dutch buil German Beule

Example Bank:
•Bring the soup to a boil.
•Bring the soup to the boil, then simmer for five minutes.
•He played brilliantly for the first set but then went rather off the boil.
•Just before the milk comes to the boil, turn down the heat.
•The doctor lanced the boil.
•When it comes to a boil, reduce the heat.
•The boil on his back was painful.