[with obj.](chiefly N. Amer.)cook (meat or fish) by exposure to direct heat (主 北美)烤(肉,鱼) ■[no obj.]become very hot, especially from the sun (尤指被太阳)烤热 the countryside lay broiling in the sun. 乡村在太阳的炙烤之下。
语源
late Middle English (also in the sense 'burn, char'): from Old French bruler 'to burn', of unknown origin
broil2 noun
(archaic)a quarrel or a commotion (古)争辩,骚动
语源
early 16th cent.: from obsolete broil 'to muddle' Compare with embroil