bubble
['bʌb.l] noun
AIR BALL 气泡
ADVANCED countable
■a ball of air in a liquid, or a delicate hollow sphere floating on top of a liquid or in the air 泡；气泡；泡沫•As water begins to boil, bubbles rise ever faster to the surface.水开了，气泡更快地升向水面。 •I love champagne - I think it's the bubbles that make it so nice.我喜欢香槟——我觉得它的美妙之处在于它的气泡。
['bʌb.l] noun
GOOD PERIOD 成功时期
countable usually singular
■a temporary period of very successful economic performance by a country, which is often followed by sudden economic failure 经济泡沫•Japan's economic bubble日本的经济泡沫
['bʌb.l] noun
the bubble bursts
■If the bubble bursts, a very happy, pleasant or successful time suddenly ends 泡沫破碎；（快乐或成功时期）突然结束，告吹•He made millions before the dot.com bubble burst.在纲际网路泡沫爆破之前他赚了几百万。
['bʌb.l] verb intransitive
■to produce bubbles 冒泡•We could hear the porridge bubbling away (= bubbling strongly) in the pot.我们能听见锅子里的粥咕嘟咕嘟的冒泡声。
['bʌb.l] verb intransitive
Phrasal Verbs bubble over
■to be very excited and enthusiastic 无比激动•She was bubbling over with excitement/enthusiasm.她兴奋／热切之情溢于言表。 |