go off the boil

动词 v.
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英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To cease to boil when heat is no longer applied. Australia,UK
    — All puddings must be boiled in plenty of water, turned frequently, kept closely covered, and never allowed to go off the boil.
  2. To lose interest; to pall. Australia,UK,idiomatic
    — As one of the rearguard put it, "We laid up until the Hun had gone off the boil a bit and slipped out the following night."
  3. To diminish in intensity or urgency. Australia,UK,idiomatic
  4. To become less successful. Australia,UK,idiomatic

词形变化

goes off the boil present,singular,third-person going off the boil participle,present went off the boil past gone off the boil participle,past

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