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

• 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。
• The other is the potential for the simmering resentment in the countryside to boil over, perhaps in frustration at the law's shortcomings.
  另一场是也许就在对该法律缺陷的失望之余，农村中正在酝酿的愤恨存在爆发的潜在可能的革命。
• 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。
• 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。
• Standoffs between protesters and hunters quickly boil over into arguments and threats.
  保护者和捕猎者之间的沟通很快演变成争吵和恐吓。
• 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。
• Although tensions between the US and Europe did not boil over at the two-day meeting in Brisbane, Washington remains fearful that the slowdown in the eurozone is dragging down the global economy.
  尽管美欧之间的紧张在为期两天的布里斯班会议上没有爆发，但美国政府仍担心，欧元区放缓正在拖累全球经济增长。
• 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。
• 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。
• Without a more flexible exchange rate, there is a growing risk that China's sizzling economy will boil over.
  没有一个更为灵活的汇率，是有越来越大的风险，中国的炒热经济将烧开了。