boil up

phrasal verbphr v

a) SERIOUS SITUATIONif a situation or emotion boils up, bad feelings grow until they reach a dangerous level 〔局面或情绪〕发展到危险程度

She could sense that trouble was boiling up at work.

她感觉到办公室里要出大乱子了。

He could feel the anger boiling up inside him.

他感到怒火中烧。

b) DFC boil something ↔ up to heat food or a liquid until it begins to boil 把…煮开，将…煮沸

Boil the fruit up with sugar.

把水果加糖煮沸。

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