boil over

英 [bɔɪl ˈəʊvə(r)]

美 [bɔɪl ˈoʊvər]

沸溢; 潽出; （感情）爆发; 失去理智; 大怒

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柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 沸溢；潽出
  When a liquid that is being heatedboils over, it rises and flows over the edge of the container.
  1. Heat the liquid in a large, wide container rather than a high narrow one, or it can boil over.
     把液体放在大而宽的容器里加热，不要用高而窄的，否则液体沸腾后会溢出来。
• PHRASAL VERB （感情）爆发；失去理智；大怒
  When someone's feelingsboil over, they lose their temper or become violent.
  1. Sometimes frustration and anger can boil over into direct and violent action.
     有时挫折和愤怒会以直接的暴力形式爆发出来。

英英释义

verb

• overflow or cause to overflow while boiling
  1. The milk is boiling over
  Synonym:overboil

双语例句

• The situation was about to boil over.
  当时的形势几乎到了紧急关头。
• Unless effective measures are taken, the situation is bound to boil over.
  除非采取得力措施，否则事态一定会变得不可收拾。
• It also creates a feeling of urgency-a sense that no matter how tranquil the moment, no matter how unpressured the circumstances, there's always a pot somewhere that's about to boil over.
  它还会带来一种紧迫感――也就是不管当下有多平静，也不管环境有多轻松，你也总觉得某个地方有一罐即将沸腾的水。
• Then tempers boil over and the leader does something rash, like fire the person.
  然后脾气爆发，领导做出一些像开除这个人之类的轻率事情。
• Watch the milk-it's liable to boil over.
  注意牛奶，它开了容易溢出来。
• The worry is that today's overheating will need to boil over before that mindset changes.
  忧虑的是，在思想改变之前，今天的经济过热需要仔细斟酌。
• The conclusion is reliable with minor error which might provide the criteria for the study of the mechanism and fighting measures of boil over.
  结论可信，误差较小，为沸溢机理探讨研究和油罐沸溢火灾的扑救提供了参考依据。
• Elizabeth seems to boil over for the slightest reason these days.
  伊丽莎白这几天似乎怒气冲冲，一触即发。
• Many such complaints are misplaced or wildly exaggerated. But the risk that they will boil over into protectionism is real.
  有许多抱怨是没有道理的，或是被过分夸大了，但它们确实可能演变为贸易保护主义。
• The dissidents live in hope that Cubans'discontent with their lot will boil over into active opposition.
  持不同政见者希望古巴人民对生活状况的不满能爆发出来，并演化成活跃的反对力量。