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boil over

phrasal verb
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boil over
  1. (of liquid液体) to boil and flow over the side of a pan, etc.煮溢；潽出
    • The milk is boiling over.牛奶沸腾得溢出来了。
    Topics Cooking and eatingc2
  2. (informal) to become very angry怒火中烧；大怒Topics Feelingsc2
  3. (of a situation, an emotion, etc.局势、情绪等) to change into something more dangerous or violent恶化；爆发 synonym explode
    • Racial tension finally boiled over in the inner city riots.种族间的紧张状态最终演化成了内城区的暴乱。🔊🔊
    • somebody's frustration/anger boils over某人的沮丧/愤怒化为乌有
    Topics Dangerc2