English Dictionary

go off the boil

動詞

オーストラリア英語 イギリス英語 慣用表現

(UK, Australia) Cease to boil when heat is no longer applied. / (idiomatic, UK, Australia) To lose interest; to pall. / (idiomatic, UK, Australia) To become of diminished intensity or urgency.

日本語の意味

熱が加えられなくなると沸騰が止む（直訳的表現） / 興味や関心が失われる、盛り上がりや活気がなくなる / 強度や緊急性が低下する

If you lower the flame now, the water will go off the boil in a minute.

火を弱めると、水は1分以内に沸騰が収まります。

意味（1）

(UK, Australia) Cease to boil when heat is no longer applied.

All puddings must be boiled in plenty of water, turned frequently, kept closely covered, and never allowed to go off the boil.

意味（2）

(idiomatic, UK, Australia) To lose interest; to pall.

As one of the rearguard put it, We laid up until the Hun had gone off the boil a bit and slipped out the following night.

意味（3）

(idiomatic, UK, Australia) To become of diminished intensity or urgency.

意味（4）

(idiomatic, UK, Australia) To become less successful.

goes off the boil （ present singular third-person ）

going off the boil （ participle present ）

went off the boil （ past ）

gone off the boil （ participle past ）