parboil

动词 parboil:

1. cook (vegetables) briefly
   同义词：blanch

1. Potatoes can be parboiled before roasting.
   土豆可先煮至半熟再烤。

par.boil

v.tr.（及物动词）
par.boiled,par.boil.ing,par.boils
To cook partially by boiling for a brief period:
把…煮得半熟，预煮：做菜时只煮一会儿：
例句：
parboiled and then sautéed the new potatoes.
把新出的土豆煮得半熟并煸熟

To subject to intense, often uncomfortable heat.
使受热：受到通常是不舒服的炎热

来源：
Middle English parboilen [to boil partly, to boil thoroughly] influenced by part [part]
中古英语 parboilen [半煮，煮透] 受 part的影响 [部分]
from Old French parboillir [to boil thoroughly]
源自 古法语 parboillir [煮透，煮烂]
from Late Latin perbullore
源自 后期拉丁语 perbullore
Latin per- [thoroughly] * see per-
拉丁语 per- [透的，彻底的，完全的] *参见 per-
Latin bullore [to boil]
拉丁语 bullore [煮沸]