boil down to

英[bɔɪldaʊntu] 美[bɔːɪldaʊntu]
  • 简化为;归结为
  • boil v.沸腾;煮沸;激动n.煮沸;翻滚;疖
  • down adv.向下prep.沿着...而下adj.向下的;消沉的;无礼的n.绒毛;汗毛v.击倒;打败;吞下;被抑制
  • to prep.对于;为了;(表示方向)到;向;(表示间接关系)给adv.(表示方向)去;(门)关上
    1. The advice they gave him boiled down to this: he should take care of his own health.
      他们给他的劝告可归结为一句话:他应该注意自己的身体。
    2. The issue really boils down to a clash between left and right.
      这场争论确实可归结为左派与右派之间的冲突。
    3. We boil down to these questions to a point.
      我们把这些问题归结为一点。