broil

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broil /brɔɪl/ verb American English  1  [transitive]DFCCOOK to cook something under direct heat, or over a flame on a barbecue 烤；焙；炙 SYN grill broiled chicken 烤鸡2  [intransitive] to become very hot 变得灼热 We lay broiling in the sun. 我们躺在太阳底下都快烤熟了。→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

broil• Turn and continue broiling for 2 to 3 minutes.• He broiled inside his own deep anger, keen for reasons to writhe and scream.• The fish were broiled, over rice husk fires.• When plans call for grilling, sauteing, or broiling, quail takes well to marinating for flavor enhancement.• For the entrees we have broiled rock fish stuffed with shrimp and scallops.Origin broil (1300-1400) Old French bruler “to burn”

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broil
broil /brɔɪl/ verb1. [transitive] American English to cook something under direct heat, or over a flame on a barbecue
   SYN  grill British English:
    broiled chicken
2. [intransitive] American English to become very hot:
    We lay broiling in the sun.
     

THESAURUS

■ ways of cooking something
   ▪ bake to cook things such as bread or cakes in an oven: Tom baked a cake for my birthday.
   ▪ roast to cook meat or vegetables in an oven: Roast the potatoes for an hour.
   ▪ fry to cook food in hot oil: She was frying some mushrooms.
   ▪ stir-fry to fry small pieces of food while moving them around continuously: stir-fried tofu and bean sprouts
   ▪ sauté /ˈsəʊteɪ $ soʊˈteɪ/ to fry vegetables for a short time in a small amount of butter or oil: Sauté the potatoes in butter.
   ▪ grill to cook food over or under strong heat: grilled fish
   ▪ broil American English to cook food under heat: broiled fish
   ▪ boil to cook something in very hot water: He doesn’t even know how to boil an egg. | English people seem to love boiled vegetables.
   ▪ steam to cook vegetables over hot water: Steam the rice for 15 minutes.
   ▪ poach to cook food, especially fish or eggs, slowly in hot water: poached salmon
   ▪ toast to cook the outside surfaces of bread: toasted muffins
   ▪ barbecue to cook food on a metal frame over a fire outdoors: I thought we could barbecue some mackerel.
   ▪ microwave to cook food in a microwave oven: The beans can be microwaved.

broilBrE /brɔɪl/ 🔊NAmE /brɔɪl/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they broil BrE /brɔɪl/ 🔊 NAmE /brɔɪl/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it broils BrE /brɔɪlz/ 🔊 NAmE /brɔɪlz/ 🔊past simple broiled BrE /brɔɪld/ 🔊 NAmE /brɔɪld/ 🔊past participle broiled BrE /brɔɪld/ 🔊 NAmE /brɔɪld/ 🔊 -ing form broiling BrE /ˈbrɔɪlɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈbrɔɪlɪŋ/ 🔊 [transitive] ~ sth (NAmE) to cook meat or fish under direct heat or over heat on metal bars 烤，焙（肉或鱼）◆broiled chicken烤鸡  ➡  compare barbecue verb, grill verb [intransitive, transitive] ~ (sb) to become or make sb become very hot （使）变得灼热，受炙热◆They lay broiling in the sun. 他们躺在太阳底下几乎要晒熟了。🔊🔊