balloon

[bə'lu:n]

n.气球, 球状物
vt.使膨胀
vi.乘气球飞行, 激增, 如气球般膨胀
adj.气球状的

n.[C]

1. 气球, 氢气球

2. (用作玩具的)气球

The girl was startled when the balloon exploded.

这女孩在气球爆炸时吃了一惊。

3. (漫画中圈出人物对白的)气球形圆圈

4. 气球形物; 球形短颈玻璃容器

vi.

1. 像气球般鼓起(或膨胀)[(+out/up)]

2. 乘气球上升; 乘气球飞行

3. 激增

Trade deficits have ballooned.

贸易逆差急速增大。

vt.

1. 使像气球般鼓起(或膨胀)

He balloons his cheeks when he is hesitant.

他迟疑不决时会鼓起双颊。

2. 使激增

a.

气球状的; 像气球般鼓起的

词形变化

名词: balloonist | 动词过去式: ballooned | 动词过去分词: ballooned | 动词现在分词: ballooning | 动词第三人称单数: balloons |

词义辨析

同义:

n.气球, 轻气球装置

aerostat

v.膨胀; 扩展

inflate  swell  swell out  bloat  belly  tumefy  dilate  distend  expand  stretch out  outstretch  spread  spread out  outspread  puff out  billow

v.增长, 扩大

increase  enlarge  multiply  augment  add to  magnify  amplify  heighten

a.翻腾的, 鼓胀的

billowed  

英英释义

名词 balloon:

small thin inflatable rubber bag with narrow neck

large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air

动词 balloon:

ride in a hot-air balloon

become inflated

同义词：inflate, billow

补充

balloonballoon英:[bəˈlu:n] 美:[bəˈlun]n.1.气球Many children like balloons.许多孩子都喜欢气球。

例句

1. We blew up some balloons for the party.我们吹了一些气球在聚会上用。 2. They will attempt to circle the Earth non-stop by balloon.他们将尝试乘热气球不停地环球飞行。 3. When the balloon goes up and your secret affair is discovered, it won't seem so exciting.等事情败露, 你的地下恋情被发现的时候, 情况似乎就不这么令人兴奋了。 4. The package includes a balloon flight over the city.一揽子旅行包括在城市上空的热气球飞行。 5. In London, the use of the Tube has ballooned.在伦敦, 地铁乘客剧增。 6. America's trade deficit ballooned to unprecedented levels.美国的贸易逆差飙升至前所未有的水平。 7. Her weight ballooned from eight stone to eleven stone.她的体重从8英石猛增到11英石。 8. He balloons every weekend.他每个周末都乘气球飞行。 9. He ballooned the shot into the crowd.他一脚把球踢得老高, 球落入了人群。 10. to go ballooning around the world乘气球环球飞行 11. His coat ballooned in the high wind.他的外套在大风中鼓起。 12. Membership of the club has ballooned beyond all expectations.该俱乐部会员人数出乎意料地激增了。 13. to balloon one's cheeks鼓起双颊 14. to balloon the prices使物价飞涨 15. to balloon the financial deficit使财政赤字猛增 16. to balloon the football把足球踢得高高飞起 17. a hot-air balloon.热气球。 18. the trousers ballooned out below his waist.他的裤子从腰下鼓了起来。 19. the company's debt has ballooned in the last five years.过去五年里公司债务迅速增长。 20. [as adj. ballooning]ballooning government spending.迅速增长的政府开支。 21. I ate out of boredom and I just ballooned up.我无聊就吃东西，结果体重猛增。 22. the ball ballooned into the air.球腾空高高飞起。 23. he ballooned the penalty over the bar.他罚点球时把球从横梁上踢飞。 24. he is famous for ballooning across oceans.他因乘热气球飞越大洋而出名。 25. to blow up/burst/pop a balloon吹起／吹爆／戳爆气球 26. I blew up a balloon but then it burst.我吹起一个气球，但之后它就爆了。 27. brightly colored balloons and other party decorations各种颜色鲜艳的气球和其他派对装饰物 28. He told a joke about his mother-in-law and it went over like a lead balloon. [=no one laughed at the joke]他讲了个关于他岳母的笑话，可没有人觉得好笑。 29. My suggestion went over like a lead balloon. [=no one liked my suggestion]我的建议完全不起作用。 30. "Their credit card debt ballooned to more than $5,000."他们的信用卡欠款猛增到5000美元以上。 31. His weight ballooned to 300 pounds. = He ballooned to 300 pounds.他的体重猛增到300磅。 32. the ballooning costs of education不断攀升的教育成本 33. ballooning weight不断增加的体重