seethe
基本释义
[verb] (of a liquid) bubble up as a result of being boiled
[动词] （指液体）由于煮沸而起泡
深入解读
Seethe 是一个与小站（微信公众号：田间小站）上周推送的 soothe 较为形似又含义相对的单词。该词源自古英语 seoþan （煮沸，喻指“心烦意乱、忧思”），其本义是作正式用语表示“翻滚、翻腾、冒泡、涌动”，多指液体因煮沸而起泡，以及海浪、水花等像水煮沸那般迅速猛烈地移动，比如：
- 浪在岩石周围翻腾，太汹涌了，我们无法驾船出海。
The waves seethed around the rocks. They were too turbulent for us to be able to take the boat out.
不过现在更多的是用其比喻义，既可以用来形容大量的人或物在狭小的空间内“密集、云集、充满、遍布”，进行快速或繁忙地移动，常用搭配 seethe with sth 作正式用语使用，比如：
- 她下面的森林里处处生机勃勃。
The forest below her seethed and teemed with life. - 那个毫无经验的人在川流不息的人群中东躲西闪。
The man destitute of experience dodged amongst the seething crowds of men.
也可以用来形容人“强压怒火、生闷气、憋气”，即内心充满强烈但无法表达的怒火，常用搭配 seethe with sth 或 seethe at sth ，比如：
- 我怒火中烧，她却嘲弄地咧着嘴笑。
She grinned derisively while I seethed with rage. - 那个身材高大的男人因为醉酒及暴力滋事被赶出酒馆。随后他在角落里默默地生闷气。
The hefty man was evicted from the bar for drunken and disorderly behaviour. Then he seethed silently in the corner.
好书例句
While everyone around him filled their flagons, Harry cleared away his things, seething.
哈利周围的同学都在往短颈瓶里装药剂，他把东西一样样收起来，心里气得不行。
出自英国作家J·K·罗琳的奇幻小说《哈利·波特》系列的第五本《哈利·波特与凤凰社》（Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix）。
外刊例句
- Many Saudis are seething at Muhammad bin Salman’s reforms.
许多沙特人对穆罕默德·本·萨勒曼的改革感到怒火中烧。
——《经济学人》 - Sometimes, I’m just mad with a kind of seething aimless anger.
有时候，我只是被一种漫无目的翻腾怒火气得发狂。
——《纽约时报》
详细用法
动词用法：
- Seethe with anger – 愤怒地沸腾。例如：”He seethed with anger when he found out about the betrayal.”（当他发现背叛的事情时，他愤怒地激动起来。）
- Seethe with frustration – 沮丧地激动。例如：”She seethed with frustration after failing the exam for the third time.”（她在第三次考试失败后感到沮丧地激动。）
- Seethe with jealousy – 嫉妒地发怒。例如：”He seethed with jealousy when he saw his ex-girlfriend with someone else.”（当他看到前女友和别人在一起时，他嫉妒地发怒。）
- Seethe with resentment – 怨恨地激动。例如：”The employees seethed with resentment over the unfair treatment.”（员工对不公平待遇感到愤怒地激动。）
- Seethe with excitement – 兴奋地沸腾。例如：”The crowd seethed with excitement as the band took the stage.”（当乐队登台时，观众兴奋地沸腾。）
- Seethe with anticipation – 充满期待地激动。例如：”The children seethed with anticipation on Christmas morning.”（孩子们在圣诞节早晨充满期待地激动。）
- Seethe with rage – 愤怒地激动。例如：”He seethed with rage upon hearing the offensive comments.”（听到冒犯性的言论后，他愤怒地激动起来。）
- Seethe with indignation – 愤慨地激动。例如：”She seethed with indignation when she discovered the injustice.”（当她发现不公正的事情时，她愤慨地激动起来。）
- Seethe with hatred – 充满仇恨地激动。例如：”The villain seethed with hatred towards the hero.”（那个反派充满对英雄的仇恨地激动。）
- Seethe with passion – 热情地激动。例如：”The artist seethed with passion as she painted her masterpiece.”（艺术家在创作杰作时充满热情地激动。）
常见短语
短语使用”seethe”的方式:
- Seethe with anger – 愤怒地沸腾
- Seethe with frustration – 沮丧地激动
- Seethe with jealousy – 嫉妒地发怒
- Seethe with resentment – 怨恨地激动
- Seethe with excitement – 兴奋地沸腾
- Seethe with anticipation – 充满期待地激动
- Seethe with rage – 愤怒地激动
- Seethe with indignation – 愤慨地激动
- Seethe with hatred – 充满仇恨地激动
- Seethe with passion – 热情地激动
- Seethe with envy – 羡慕地发怒
- Seethe with frustration – 沮丧地激动
- Seethe with impatience – 不耐烦地激动
- Seethe with anxiety – 焦虑地激动
- Seethe with curiosity – 好奇地激动
- Seethe with discontent – 不满地激动
- Seethe with excitement – 兴奋地沸腾
- Seethe with resentment – 怨恨地激动
- Seethe with fear – 充满恐惧地激动
- Seethe with frustration – 沮丧地激动
- Seethe with indignation – 愤慨地激动
- Seethe with irritation – 恼怒地激动
- Seethe with impotence – 无能为力地激动
- Seethe with excitement – 兴奋地沸腾
- Seethe with rage – 愤怒地激动
- Seethe with jealousy – 嫉妒地发怒
- Seethe with bitterness – 充满苦涩地激动
- Seethe with resentment – 怨恨地激动
- Seethe with anticipation – 充满期待地激动
- Seethe with disappointment – 失望地激动
同近义词
boil: (with reference to a liquid) reach or cause to reach the temperature at which it bubbles and turns to vapor
bubble: (of a liquid) contain bubbles of air or gas rising to the surface
simmer: (of water or food) stay just below the boiling point while being heated
