English Dictionary

aboil

IPA（発音記号）

/əˈbɔɪl/

形容詞

比喩的用法

In a boil; boiling. / (figuratively) Heated up; excited.

日本語の意味

沸騰している、または沸騰状態にある / （比喩的に）熱くなっている、または興奮している

The pot of tomato sauce sat aboil on the back burner, filling the kitchen with a spicy aroma.

トマトソースの鍋が裏のコンロで沸騰していて、スパイシーな香りが台所に広がっていた。

意味（1）

In a boil; boiling.

The cooking, I can tell you, kept her nose to the pot, and even if there was nothing in it, even though there was no pot, she had to keep watching that it came aboil just the same.

意味（2）

(figuratively) Heated up; excited.

He plugged on steadily, unmindful of where he was going. He was aboil with perturbation.

more aboil （ comparative ）

most aboil （ superlative ）