"they brought the water to a boil"
"Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius"
"boil potatoes" "boil wool"
"boil this liquid until it evaporates"
"the sea was churning in the storm"
"The customer was seething with anger"
误 Boil our dinner the rice.
正 Boil the rice for our dinner.
析boil接双宾语时,其间接宾语须为人。
烧点开水吧。误 Boil some hot water.
正 Boil some water.
析 “烧点开水”的含义是“把水烧开”,并非把热水拿来烧。
他正在喝开水。误 He is drinking boiling water.
正 He is drinking boiled water.
保温瓶里有些开水。误 There is some boiling water in the thermos bottle.
正 There is some boiled water in the thermos bottle.
析boiling water的意思是“滚开的水”“沸腾的水”,是不能喝的; 而boiled water的意思是“烧开过的水”“煮开过的水”,是可以喝的。