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broil
/ˈbrɔɪ(ə)l/
(vi.)烤,爭吵,激動(vt.)烤烤,灼熱,爭吵
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Broil
n.
A
tumult
;
a
noisy
quarrel
;
a
disturbance
;
a
brawl
;
contention
;
discord
,
either
between
individuals
or
in
the
state
.
I
will
own
that
there
is
a
haughtiness
and
fierceness
in
human
nature
which
will
which
will
cause
innumerable
broils
,
place
men
in
what
situation
you
please
.
--
Burke
.
Syn:
--
Contention
;
fray
;
affray
;
tumult
;
altercation
;
dissension
;
discord
;
contest
;
conflict
;
brawl
;
uproar
.
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Broil
,
v. t.
[
imp. &
p
. p.
Broiled
p.
pr
. &
vb
. n.
Broiling
.]
1.
To
cook
by
direct
exposure
to
heat
over
a
fire
,
esp
.
upon
a
gridiron
over
coals
.
2.
To
subject
to
great
(
commonly
direct
)
heat
.
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Broil
,
v. i.
To
be
subjected
to
the
action
of
heat
,
as
meat
over
the
fire
;
to
be
greatly
heated
,
or
to
be
made
uncomfortable
with
heat
.
The
planets
and
comets
had
been
broiling
in
the
sun
.
--
Cheyne
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
broil
n
:
cooking
by
direct
exposure
to
radiant
heat
(
as
over
a
fire
or
under
a
grill
) [
syn
:
broiling
,
grilling
]
v
1:
cook
under
a
broiler
; "
broil
fish
" [
syn
:
oven broil
]
2:
heat
by
a
natural
force
; "
The
sun
broils
the
valley
in
the
summer
" [
syn
:
bake
]
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