新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

bulge

英  [bʌldʒ]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • bulges

    1[C 可数名词] (平面上)凸起的一块

    Bulges are lumps that stick out from a surface which is otherwise flat or smooth.

    双语例句

    例:

    Why won't those bulges on your hips and thighs go?

    为什么你臀部和大腿上的赘肉不能消失呢?

    2[C 可数名词] 骤增

    If there is a bulge in something, there is a sudden large increase in it.

    双语例句

    例:

    a bulge in aircraft sales.

    飞机销量的骤增。

    VERB. 动词
  • bulges , bulging , bulged

    1[I 不及物动词] 鼓起

    If something such as a person's stomach bulges, it sticks out.

    双语例句

    例:

    Jiro waddled closer, his belly bulging and distended.

    吉罗大腹便便地蹒跚而来。

    例:

    He bulges out of his black T-shirt.

    他臃肿的身体在黑色T恤下面鼓了出来。

    2[I 不及物动词] (眼睛或血管因用力或激动而)凸出

    If someone's eyes or veins are bulging, they seem to stick out a lot, often because the person is making a strong physical effort or is experiencing a strong emotion.

    近义词

    protrude

    双语例句

    例:

    He shouted at his brother, his neck veins bulging.

    他冲着弟弟大喊大叫,脖子上的血管都凸起来了。

    3[I 不及物动词] 塞满

    If you say that something is bulging with things, you are emphasizing that it is full of them.

    双语例句

    例:

    They returned home with the car bulging with boxes.

    他们开着那辆塞满了盒子的车回到了家。