单词 | balloon |
释义 | balloon [bə'lu:n] noun countable ADVANCED ■a small, very thin rubber bag that you blow air into or fill with a light gas until it is round in shape, used for decoration at parties or as a children's toy 气球 •We tied balloons and streamers to the ceiling ready for the party.我们把气球和彩带系在天花板上,晚会的布置已准备妥当。 ■(also hot-air balloon) ■a very large balloon that is filled with hot air or gas and can carry people in a basket (= container made of straw) hanging under it 热气球 •People first flew in a balloon in 1783.人类于1783年首次乘热气球飞行。 ■* a speech bubble [bə'lu:n] noun countable the balloon goes up ■If the balloon goes up, a situation suddenly becomes very serious or unpleasant 形势变严峻;情况变糟 •The balloon went up last Friday when the scandal became public.自上周五丑闻公开以后,局面就变得一片混乱。 [bə'lu:n] verb intransitive ■to get bigger and rounder 像气球般膨胀 •I ballooned when I became pregnant with my second baby.怀第二个孩子时,我胖得像个气球。 ■to quickly increase in size, weight or importance (在大小、重量或重要性上)激增•The rumours soon ballooned into |
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