動詞 boil down:

1. be the essential element
   同義詞：reduce, come down
2. be cooked until very little liquid is left
   同義詞：reduce, decoct, concentrate
3. cook until very little liquid is left
   同義詞：reduce, concentrate

1. The issue really boil down to a clash between leave and right.
   這場爭論確實可歸結(jié)為左派與右派之間的沖突。
2. Boil down the passage to about two hundred words.
   把這段文字壓縮到二百字左右。
3. I can boil down the facts to a short statement.
   我可以把這些事實作簡短的陳述。
4. Can you boil down the facts to a short statement?
   你能把這些事實寫成一個簡短的聲明嗎？