boiled

boiled — 動詞

1. used as the past tense or past participle of 'boil' when a liquid reached bubbli

1.動詞及物 / 不及物A2
釋義

煮沸；煮熟

液體滾沸，或把食物放進滾水裡煮

used as the past tense or past participle of 'boil' when a liquid reached bubbling heat, when food was cooked in that water, or when something was cleaned or processed by boiling

例句

After ten minutes on the stove, the soup boiled over the rim.

放在爐子上十分鐘後，那鍋湯滾到溢出鍋邊。

intransitive: liquid boiled over

Sari boiled six eggs before the picnic train left Taipei.

Sari 在野餐列車離開台北前煮了六顆蛋。

transitive: boiled + food in water

同義詞
  • cooked

    broader and less specific; 'boiled' tells you hot water was the method

  • heated

    can mean warmed in any way, not necessarily until bubbles formed

反義詞
  • cooled

    moved in the opposite direction, away from high heat

  • chilled

    suggests making something deliberately cold

文法句型

the water boiled

boiled + food in water

be boiled for + time

用法筆記

As a verb form, 'boiled' belongs to the base verb 'boil'. Use it alone for simple past actions ('the water boiled') and after helper verbs for perfect or passive patterns ('has boiled', 'were boiled'). Distinguish this sense from sense 2, which is figurative and describes emotions rising out of control.

常見錯誤

❌I have boil the potatoes already.
✅I have boiled the potatoes already.
💡After 'have', use the past participle 'boiled', not the base form 'boil'.
❌The soup was boil after five minutes.
✅The soup boiled after five minutes.
💡Use 'boiled' for the simple past; 'was boil' is not grammatical English.

2. used as the past form of 'boil' when anger, resentment, or another strong feelin

2.動詞不及物C1
釋義

怒火翻湧

怒氣或怨氣突然升高並快要爆發

used as the past form of 'boil' when anger, resentment, or another strong feeling suddenly rose inside someone or burst out openly

例句

When the manager laughed again, Tara boiled with anger.

當經理又笑了一次時，Tara 怒火翻湧。

boiled with anger — strong emotion rises

By the end of the speech, frustration boiled inside the hall.

演講快結束時，整個大廳裡的不滿情緒開始翻湧。

同義詞
  • seethed

    close in meaning, often quieter and more inward than 'boiled over'

  • fumed

    stresses visible annoyance more than deep internal pressure

  • raged

    stronger and more openly violent than 'boiled'

反義詞
  • calmed down

    describes strong feelings becoming quieter

  • cooled off

    informal phrase for anger becoming less intense

文法句型

boiled with + emotion

emotion boiled inside + place/person

boiled over

用法筆記

This figurative sense is much less common than sense 1 and usually appears with words such as 'anger', 'frustration', 'resentment', or 'rage'. 'Boiled over' suggests the feeling stopped being hidden and became visible in words or actions.

常見錯誤

❌I was boiled at him after the meeting.
✅I boiled with anger at him after the meeting.
💡In this figurative sense, 'boiled' usually needs wording like 'with anger' or the phrase 'boiled over'.

boiled — 形容詞