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    parboil

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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    par·boil /ˈpɑːbɔɪl $ ˈpɑːr-/ verb [transitive]  DFCto boil something until it is partly cooked 把…煮到半熟    → See Verb table    Origin parboil (1400-1500) Old French parboillir “to boil thoroughly”, from Late Latin, from Latin per- “thoroughly” + bullire “to boil”; influenced by part
    par·boil verbChineseSyllable
    boil it something is until cooked Corpus partly to


    parboil
    par‧boil /ˈpɑːbɔɪl $ ˈpɑːr-/ verb [transitive]
     Date: 1400-1500
     Language: Old French
     Origin: parboillir 'to boil thoroughly', from Late Latin, from Latin per- 'thoroughly' + bullire 'to boil'; influenced by part
    to boil something until it is partly cooked


    par·boilBrE /ˈpɑːbɔɪl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpɑːrbɔɪl/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they parboil BrE /ˈpɑːbɔɪl/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈpɑːrbɔɪl/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it parboils BrE /ˈpɑːbɔɪlz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈpɑːrbɔɪlz/ 🔊past simple parboiled BrE /ˈpɑːbɔɪld/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈpɑːrbɔɪld/ 🔊past participle parboiled BrE /ˈpɑːbɔɪld/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈpɑːrbɔɪld/ 🔊 -ing form parboiling BrE /ˈpɑːbɔɪlɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈpɑːrbɔɪlɪŋ/ 🔊~ sth to boil food, especially vegetables, until it is partly cooked （尤指将蔬菜）煮成半熟