Смысл: boiling

boiling1. [ʹbɔılıŋ] n
<Í> 1) кипение
2) кипячение

2. [ʹbɔılıŋ] a
<Í> кипящий; бурлящий
boiling hot - горячий как кипяток
boiling waves - пенящиеся волны
boiling water - бурлящая вода
under a boiling sun - под палящим солнцем
boiling with anger - вне себя от гнева
boilI
1. [bɔıl] n
<Í> 1. 1) кипение
to bring to the boil - доводить до кипения
to come to the boil - а) закипать; б) дойти до критической точки
the crisis came to a boil - кризис достиг своего апогея
to keep on /at/ the boil - поддерживать кипение
the coffee was near the boil - кофе почти вскипел
2) волнение; бешенство
on the boil - в возбуждённом состоянии
2. редк. кипящая жидкость
put the linen into a boil of soap - положите бельё в кипящий мыльный раствор
3. прыжок рыбы из воды
4. амер. водоворот (на поверхности воды)

2. [bɔıl] v
<Í> 1. 1) кипятить; варить (тж. boil up)
to boil potatoes - варить картофель
to boil clothes /laundry/ - кипятить бельё
2) кипятиться; вариться
3) кипеть, бурлить
to boil away - выкипать
to make smb.'s blood boil - довести кого-л. до бешенства
2. сердиться, кипятиться (тж. boil over)
3. выпрыгивать из воды (о рыбе)
♢ to boil the pot, to make the pot boil, to keep the pot boiling - а) зарабатывать на кусок хлеба; б) халтурить

II
[bɔıl]
n
<Í> 1. фурункул, нарыв, чирей
2. пузырь (на крашеной поверхности)
the paint swelled into boils - краска дала пузыри, краска вспучилась

oiling Идиома

boiling mad

very angry, very upset, hopping mad By the time the car started, Emil was boiling mad.

have a low boiling point

Idiom(s): have a low boiling point

Theme: ANGER

to anger easily. (Informal.)
• Be nice to John. He's upset and has a low boiling point.
• Mr. Jones sure has a low boiling point. I hardly said anything, and he got angry.

boiling point|boiling|point

n. 1. The temperature at which a liquid boils. The boiling point of water is 272supo/sup Fahrenheit. 2. The time when you become very angry. He has a low boiling point. After being teased for a long time, John reached the boiling point. When John made the same mistake for the fourth time, his teacher reached the boiling point.
Compare: BLOW UP(1b), MAKE ONE'S BLOOD BOIL.

boiling point

boiling point
A climax or crisis; a high degree of fury, excitement, or outrage. For example, The union's disgust with management has reached the boiling point. This metaphoric term alludes to the temperature at which water boils. [Second half of 1700s]
1) have a low boiling point. Become angry quite readily, as in Don't tease her anymore—she has a low boiling point. This phrase means that it takes less heat than usual for a boiling point to be reached. [First half of 1800s] Also see boil over; make one's blood boil.

low boiling point

low boiling point
see boiling point, def. 2.

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English Vocalbulary

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