boilover

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A hazardous situation where an attempt is made to extinguish semi-enclosed oil- or petrochemical-fuelled fire with water, generating steam which propels the burning fuel outwards. countable,uncountable
  2. A sporting event with an unexpected outcome, especially a horse race where the favourite fails to win. Australia,New-Zealand,countable,slang
    — […] there was not much good horsemanship. The Derby itself was an ordinary race, something of a boilover for Dark Star […]

词形变化

boilovers plural

词汇关系

相关词
overboil

词源

Deverbal from boil over.
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