boil down

英 [bɔɪl daʊn] 美 [bɔːɪl daʊn]

• 浓缩； 把 ... 煮稠； 简缩； 节略

英英释义

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"
   

词汇搭配

• boil down into 归根结底是,减缩成...
• boil down 浓缩
• boil down to 简化为

近反义词

【近义词】

• telescope 望远镜
• shorten 弄短
• reduce 减少
• concentrate 专心
• decoct 熬
• come down 下降，落下，（价格等）跌...