bulk

[bʌlk]

n.体积, 容积,大块, 大部分, 大批
adj.散装的, 大量的
vt.使膨胀, 使成堆
vi.膨胀, 显得重要

n.

1. 体积, 容积[U]

A building of great bulk is to be erected across the road.

这条路对面将要建造一幢大楼。

2. 巨大的东西, 大块, 大团[C]

3. 肥大的身躯[C]

4. 大部分, 主体, 大多数[the S][(+of)]

The bulk of the railroad workers voted to go back to work.

大多数铁路工人投票赞成恢复工作。

5. (船舱的)货物, 散装货物[U]

6. (食物的)纤维性物质[U]

a.[B]

1. 大量的, 大批的

2. 散装的

vi.

1. (常后接large)变得重要, 显得巨大

This test bulks large in his mind.

他觉得这一试验很重要。

2. 扩大, 膨胀[(+up)]

vt.

1. 使形成大量(或大块)

2. 使扩大, 使膨胀[(+out)]

词形变化

动词过去式: bulked | 动词过去分词: bulked | 动词现在分词: bulking | 动词第三人称单数: bulks |

词义辨析

同义:

n.大块, 大团; 大部分

lump  mass  majority  

同义参见:

number  magnitude  hunk  content  breadth  body  expanse  chunk  

英英释义

名词 bulk:

the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part

同义词：majority

the property of something that is great in magnitude

同义词：mass, volume

the property possessed by a large mass

动词 bulk:

stick out or up

cause to bulge or swell outwards

同义词：bulge

补充

bulkbulk英:[bʌlk] 美:[bʌlk]n.1.(巨大)物体, (大)块, (大)团Great bulk does not always mean great weight.体积大并不总是意味着份量重。2.主体, 绝大部分vt. & vi.1.变得越来越大(或重要)They added extra pages to bulk a book out.他们增加额外页数使书更厚。

例句

1. The truck pulled out of the lot, its bulk unnerving against the dawn.卡车驶出停车场, 曙光里庞大的车身令人不安。 2. Despite his bulk he moved lightly on his feet.他虽然体形庞大, 走路却很轻快。 3. Buying in bulk is more economical than shopping for small quantities.批量采购要比零买实惠。 4. Goods can be made much cheaper if they're sold in bulk.要是成批销售的话, 货物会便宜很多。 5. They come from all over the world, though the bulk is from the Indian subcontinent.他们来自世界各地, 不过大部分是来自南亚次大陆。 6. the bulk of the £600 million turnover6亿英镑营业额的大部分 7. The bulk of the text is a review of these documents.正文主要是对这些文献的回顾。 8. a group of several of the same species and colour, bulked together聚集在一起的同种同色的一群 9. The problem bulked large in his mind.他觉得这一问题很重要。 10. Numerous small contributions soon bulk up into a considerable sum.许多小额捐助不久就积成了一笔可观的款子。 11. The case bulked large in the lawyer's thoughts.这案子在律师看来很重要。 12. to use gel to bulk her hair out用发胶把头发弄得蓬松 13. The pool bulks about 50 cubic yards.水池容水量约为50立方码。 14. the sheer bulk of the bags.这些袋子的巨大容量。 15. he moved quickly in spite of his bulk.尽管块头很大，但他移动的速度还是很快。 16. bulk orders of over 100 copies.超过100册的大宗订单。 17. the bulk of the traffic had passed.车流的大部分都已经过去了。 18. bread and potatoes supply energy, essential protein, and bulk.面包和土豆提供能量、必要的蛋白质和纤维质。 19. territorial questions bulked large in diplomatic relations.领土问题在外交关系方面占了很重要的地位。 20. traders were bulking up their flour with chalk.商人们在面粉里搀白垩以加重分量。 21. retail multiples buy in bulk.零售增加了以折扣价购买的量。 22. sugar is imported in bulk and bagged on the island.进口的糖是散装的，上了岛以后才用袋子进行了包装。 23. The bulk of the work has been done, so we should finish this week.这个活大部份已经干完，这个星期完成应当没问题。 24. The cupboard isn't especially heavy -- it's its bulk that makes it hard to move.这个碗柜倒不重，只是体积大，要搬动并非易事。 25. He slowly lifted his vast bulk out of the chair.他挪动着肥大的身躯，慢慢地从椅子站起来。 26. If you buy in bulk, it's 10% cheaper.大量购买，九折优待。 27. We spent the bulk of the summer at the beach.我们的夏季大部分是在海滩度过的。 28. Farming makes up the bulk of the country's economy.农业构成了这个国家的经济主体。 29. The great bulk of these people are extremely poor.这些人中的大多数都是一贫如洗。 30. "Despite his bulk, he's a very fast runner."尽管他块头很大，但跑起来却很快。 31. The sheer weight and bulk of the car makes it safe to drive. [=the car is safe because it is heavy and large]这辆车自重和体积都大，开起来很安全。 32. The restaurant buys rice and flour in bulk. [=it buys large bags of rice and flour]餐馆成批购进米和面。 33. bulk foods大批食物 34. They sent bulk shipments of food to the country.他们往那个国家运送了大批食物。 35. bulk prices/rates批发价；大宗商品价格 36. bulk mailings/e-mail大宗邮件；群发电子邮件 37. This is a problem that bulks large [=looms large] in the minds of many people.这是个在许多人心中都很重要的问题。 38. He bulked out the report with lots of graphs and charts.他增加了许多图表使这份报告更加充实。 39. He's bulked up to 200 pounds.他的体重已经增加到了200磅。 40. She's been trying to bulk up at the gym.她一直在健身房努力锻炼肌肉。 41. They tried to bulk him up with pizza and hamburgers.他们试图让他吃比萨饼和汉堡包增加体重。 42. He bulked up the report with lots of graphs and charts.他增加了许多图表使这份报告更加充实。