boiling point

英 [ˈbɔɪlɪŋ pɔɪnt]

美 [ˈbɔɪlɪŋ pɔɪnt]

n.  沸点; 极度愤怒; (某种状态的)爆发点

TOEFL化学

牛津词典

noun

• 沸点
  the temperature at which a liquid starts to boil
• 极度愤怒；（某种状态的）爆发点
  the point at which a person becomes very angry, or a situation is likely to become violent
  1. Racial tension has reached boiling point .
     种族间的紧张状态已达到一触即发的程度。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 沸点
  Theboiling pointof a liquid is the temperature at which it starts to change into steam or vapour. For example, the boiling point of water is 100˚ centigrade.
  1. The boiling point of water is 373 K...
     水的沸点是373开氏度。
  2. Heat the cream to boiling point and pour three quarters of it over the chocolate.
     把奶油煮沸，然后把其中的3/4浇到巧克力上。
• N-UNCOUNT （局势的）爆发点
  If a situation reachesboiling point, the people involved have become so angry that they can no longer remain calm and in control of themselves.
  1. The situation is rapidly reaching boiling point, and the army has been put on stand-by...
     局势迅速变得一触即发，军队已经整装待命。
  2. Mal's temper was at boiling point.
     马尔正在气头上，一点就着。

英英释义

noun

• being highly angry or excited
  1. after an hour of waiting I was at the boiling point
• the temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level
  1. they brought the water to a boil
  Synonym:boil

双语例句

• Why do they have a high melting point and boiling point?
  为什么会有高熔点，和凝固点呢？
• Our parents may have used sarcasm, nagging, or open hostility when problems got to the boiling point.
  当问题到达沸点时，我们的父母也许是用挖苦，挑剔，或公开的敌意。
• Mal's temper was at boiling point.
  马尔正在气头上，一点就着。
• So if A is the more volatile component, it has the lower boiling point.
  所以如果A的挥发性更高，它的沸点更低。
• Commonly considered to occur at a temperature below the boiling point of the liquid.
  通常认为会在低于液体沸点的温度下发生。
• After being teased for a long time, John reached the boiling point.
  约翰被人捉弄了很长时间，终于生气了。
• It is practically immiscible with water, has a high boiling point and low vapour pressure.
  它特别不溶于水，沸点更高，蒸汽压更低。
• Which is just the boiling point of pure A.
  也就是纯A物质的沸点。
• Because not stuck at work ( when in the absence of lubricant), it can be reliably applied with the corrosive medium and low boiling point liquid.
  因在工作时不会卡住（在无润滑剂时），故能可靠地应用与腐蚀性介质和低沸点液体中。
• Racial tension has reached boiling point.
  种族间的紧张状态已达到一触即发的程度。