broil

broil1
verb
  1. [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
  1. late Middle English (also in the sense 'burn, char'): from Old French bruler 'to burn', of unknown origin

broil2
noun
  1. (archaic)a quarrel or a commotion
    (古)争辩,骚动
语源
  1. early 16th cent.: from obsolete broil 'to muddle' Compare with embroil
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