English Dictionary

come to a boil

動詞

比喩的用法

To begin to boil / (figuratively) To reach a critical point; come to a head

日本語の意味

（液体が）沸騰し出す、沸騰し始める / （比喩的に）事態や感情が臨界点に達する、最高潮に達する

The water will come to a boil in five minutes if you keep the heat high.

強火にしたままだと、水は5分で沸騰し始めます。

意味（1）

To begin to boil

I put some water in a saucepan and it came to a boil fairly quickly.

意味（2）

(figuratively) To reach a critical point; come to a head

comes to a boil （ present singular third-person ）

coming to a boil （ participle present ）

came to a boil （ past ）

come to a boil （ participle past ）