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boil down toboil down to1.■(使)煮浓成; 浓缩成A solution of sugar boils down to a syrup.糖水煮浓而成糖浆。Use plenty of vegetables because the cooking boils them all down to a small quantity.要用足够的蔬菜, 因为一煮就剩不了多少了。2.■浓缩, 摘要The teacher asked students to boil the text down to a few sentences.老师要学生们把课文浓缩成几句话。3.■归结为…It all boils down to one thing— human nature.所有这些都可归结为一点——人的天性。 |