boiling point

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

ˈboiling point [boiling point boiling points] BrE NAmE noun uncountable, countable
1. the temperature at which a liquid starts to boil
•The boiling point of water is 100°C.
2. the point at which a person becomes very angry, or a situation is likely to become violent
•Racial tension has reached boiling point.

Example Bank:
•Bring the sauce to boiling point.
•Kate's anger was reaching boiling point.