seethe

英 [siːð] 美 [siːð]

• v. 沸腾；大怒；起泡
• n. 拥挤；激动；骚动

双解释义

v. (动词)

1. vi. (液体)沸腾

   (of a liquid) move about as if boiling

2. vi. 激动，大怒

   be very excited or angry

英英释义

Verb:

1. be noisy with activity;

   "This office is buzzing with activity"
   

2. be in an agitated emotional state;

   "The customer was seething with anger"
   

3. foam as if boiling;

   "a seething liquid"
   

4. boil vigorously;

   "The liquid was seething"
   "The water rolled"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. Resentment and rage seethe within him.
   怨恨与愤怒在他的内心翻腾。
2. She was seething with rage at his remarks.
   他的评论把她气得火冒三丈。

常见句型

用作动词 (v.)

用作不及物动词

S+～(+A)

1. The waves seethed around the rocks.
   岩石周围海浪翻滚。
2. He seethed with rage as the train left without him.
   他误了火车，怒火中烧。

经典引文

• The river..seethed in frothy streaks.

  出自： J. Conrad

• Never..leave cabbage to seethe for long.

  出自：Country Living

词义辨析

v. (动词)

seethe, boil, simmer, stew

• 这组词都有“蒸煮”“煮沸”的意思。其区别在于:
• 1.boil指把东西放在水中快速煮沸,是普通的用语。
• 2.seethe 多指海水翻滚,用于情绪,指受到剧烈的刺激,致使激昂万分而无法抑制。例如:
• The sea was seething around the rocks.海水在岩石周围翻滚。
• She was seething with joy.她喜形于色。
• 3.simmer指慢慢地加热到几乎沸腾,用于情绪,则指不太紧张,还未达到难以控制的程度。例如:
• Bring the mixture to the boil, then simmered for five minutes.把混合剂煮沸,然后再用火煮五分钟。
• I was simmering with indignation.我满腔愤怒。
• 4.stew只限于把鱼、肉和蔬菜在肉汁或调料中混煮,多指用文火慢慢地熬。例如:
• Leave the vegetables and fish to stew gently.把蔬菜和鱼用文火煮着。

近反义词

【近义词】

• boil 沸腾
• fume 烟
• bubble 气泡
• stew 炖汤
• simmer 炖
• burn 燃烧
• churn 搅乳器
• froth 泡
• foam 泡沫
• rage 狂怒
• teem 充满
• swarm 群
• storm 暴风雨
• be 有
• angry 生气的
• hum 嗡嗡声
• roll 卷
• buzz 发出嗡嗡声