boil學測 L2KK [ˈbɔɪl] ｜ /ˈbɔɪl/
煮沸；燒開·癤；皮膚腫包·動怒；按捺不住
身兼名詞動詞，學測常考多義字
The pot started to boil, and bubbles filled the water.
鍋子開始滾了，水裡佈滿了氣泡。
一個畫面：悶到極限後爆發
水沸冒泡水加熱到頂點，不斷冒泡外溢
皮下腫起皮膚發炎腫脹，鼓成一包
怒氣爆發怒氣累積到頂點，忍不住發作
義項
沸水冒泡B2verb煮沸；燒開
She boiled water in a small pot for tea.
她用小鍋子燒開水泡茶。
boil waterboil an egg
皮膚腫癤B2noun癤；皮膚腫包
A red boil appeared on his neck, and it hurt a lot.
他脖子上長了一顆紅腫的癤，很痛。
a painful boil
怒氣爆發B2verb動怒；按捺不住
Tom started to boil with anger after losing the game.
湯姆輸掉比賽後，氣得快要抓狂。
boil with anger
片語
boil over沸騰溢出 →液體滾到溢出鍋外
bring to a boil煮到沸騰 →把液體加熱到沸騰
boiling point臨界沸點 →液體開始沸騰的溫度
boil with anger氣到冒煙 →氣得火冒三丈
你會不會這樣說？
After the cut got dirty, a red ___ appeared on his neck. (boil / boiling)
看答案
boil
boil 是名詞指皮膚腫包，boiling 是形容詞，此處要用名詞。
'Tom started to boil with anger after losing the game.' 這句話裡的 boil 最接近哪個意思？(A) 把水燒開 (B) 皮膚長癤 (C) 氣得快發火
看答案
(C)
此句描述情緒起伏，對應「動怒；按捺不住」的義項，而非字面煮沸。
字族
boiling 滾燙的；沸騰的・boiler 鍋爐；熱水器