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boil down

英[bɔɪldaʊn] 美[bɔːɪldaʊn]
  • 浓缩;把...煮稠;简缩;节略

详细释义

Verb:
  1. be the essential element;

    "The proposal boils down to a compromise"

  2. be cooked until very little liquid is left;

    "The sauce should reduce to one cup"

  3. cook until very little liquid is left;

    "The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time"

双语例句

    1. We boiled down the chemicals to condense it.
      我们把它浓缩成化学物品并凝结。
    2. The Four-Way Test compresses ethical decisions down to something that can be hung on a small wall plaque.
      四大考验将道德判断浓缩到可以挂在墙上的一个小匾牌。
    3. Boil down the article to a few sentences.
      把这篇文章简缩到只有几个句子。

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