英语词汇“boil down”的读音、翻译、释义、用法及例句-青年旅行网

Idiom

boil downboil down (something)

to reduce something to its most basic or important parts.

I am supposed to boil down this ten-page report to half a page.The whole question boils down to how will we pay for this?

Phr V

boil down

boils, boiling, boiled

boil down (sth) or boil (sth) down

if food or liquid boils down, or if you boil it down, it reduces in amount after boiling

After ten minutes on a high heat the liquid boils down.

boil down sth or boil sth down

to reduce something, especially a piece of writing, until only the most important parts are left

I've boiled down the report for discussion in the meeting.

boil down

1. Literally, to reduce the amount of a liquid in a container through boiling. A noun or pronoun can be used between "boil" and "down." You'll get a better, more condensed flavor when you boil down the stock. The sauce will thicken when you boil it down.

2. By extension, to reduce or simplify (something) to the most basic, essential, or fundamental element(s). Your essay is far too long. Please try to cut out any superfluous text and boil it down to about 10 pages. The issue really boils down to whether customers will be willing to pay more for the same product or not.

boil something down

1. Lit. to condense or thicken something, such as a liquid. I have to boil this gravy down for a while before I can serve it. You boil down the sauce and I'll set the table.

2. Fig. to reduce a problem to its simple essentials. If we could boil this problem down to its essentials, we might be able to solve it. We don't have time to boil down this matter. This is too urgent.

boil down

1. Simplify, summarize, or shorten, as in John finally managed to boil his thesis down to 200 pages.

2. boil down to. Be reducible to basic elements, be equivalent to. For example, What this issue boils down to is that the council doesn't want to spend more money. These metaphoric usages allude to reducing and concentrating a substance by boiling off liquid. [Late 1800s]

boil down

1. To make an amount of liquid or food less in quantity or more concentrated by boiling it: You can boil down the leftover juices and make a nice sauce. The soup seemed thin, so I boiled it down.

2. To condense something to its bare essentials; summarize: I boiled down my long report into a short two-page report. This plan is too long for me to read; can you boil it down for me?

3. To have something as a basic or root cause: All of the complaints at work boil down to a lack of good leadership.

词汇	boil down
释义	Idiom boil downboil down (something) to reduce something to its most basic or important parts. I am supposed to boil down this ten-page report to half a page.The whole question boils down to how will we pay for this? Phr V boil down boils, boiling, boiled boil down (sth) or boil (sth) down if food or liquid boils down, or if you boil it down, it reduces in amount after boiling After ten minutes on a high heat the liquid boils down. boil down sth or boil sth down to reduce something, especially a piece of writing, until only the most important parts are left I've boiled down the report for discussion in the meeting. boil down verb to reduce something to its essence. A figurative use of the conventional sense UK, 1880 phraseboil down1. *boil sth* down** • boil down sth to make information, a piece of writing, or a speech shorter and simpler by not including anything that is unnecessary: The article is still too long - see if you can boil it down.+ into Before the election, candidates will have to boil down their campaign messages into a few simple phrases.2. boil down • boil down sth • *boil sth* down** if food or liquid boils down or you boil it down, the amount of food or liquid is reduced because it has been cooked for a long time: Add a lot of cabbage - it will boil down quite a bit. Boil down the liquid until it becomes a thick red sauce. boil down 1. Literally, to reduce the amount of a liquid in a container through boiling. A noun or pronoun can be used between "boil" and "down." You'll get a better, more condensed flavor when you boil down the stock. The sauce will thicken when you boil it down. 2. By extension, to reduce or simplify (something) to the most basic, essential, or fundamental element(s). Your essay is far too long. Please try to cut out any superfluous text and boil it down to about 10 pages. The issue really boils down to whether customers will be willing to pay more for the same product or not. boil something down 1. Lit. to condense or thicken something, such as a liquid. I have to boil this gravy down for a while before I can serve it. You boil down the sauce and I'll set the table. 2. Fig. to reduce a problem to its simple essentials. If we could boil this problem down to its essentials, we might be able to solve it. We don't have time to boil down this matter. This is too urgent. boil down 1. Simplify, summarize, or shorten, as in John finally managed to boil his thesis down to 200 pages. 2. boil down to. Be reducible to basic elements, be equivalent to. For example, What this issue boils down to is that the council doesn't want to spend more money. These metaphoric usages allude to reducing and concentrating a substance by boiling off liquid. [Late 1800s] boil down v. 1. To make an amount of liquid or food less in quantity or more concentrated by boiling it: You can boil down the leftover juices and make a nice sauce. The soup seemed thin, so I boiled it down. 2. To condense something to its bare essentials; summarize: I boiled down my long report into a short two-page report. This plan is too long for me to read; can you boil it down for me? 3. To have something as a basic or root cause: All of the complaints at work boil down to a lack of good leadership.
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