误Boil our dinner the rice.
正Boil the rice for our dinner.
析boil接双宾语时,其间接宾语须为人。
烧点开水吧。误Boil some hot water.
正Boil some water.
析“烧点开水”的含义是“把水烧开”,并非把热水拿来烧。
他正在喝开水。误He is drinking boiling water.
正He is drinking boiled water.
保温瓶里有些开水。误There is some boiling water in the thermos bottle.
正There is some boiled water in the thermos bottle.
析boiling water的意思是“滚开的水”“沸腾的水”,是不能喝的; 而boiled water的意思是“烧开过的水”“煮开过的水”,是可以喝的。