balloon

/bəˈluːn/ n. / v.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

气球；膨胀；激增

释义与例句

n. 气球
a small bag of rubber or plastic that you fill with air or gas
  1. The children held colorful balloons at the party.
    孩子们在派对上拿着五颜六色的气球。
  2. A hot-air balloon flew over the city at dawn.
    黎明时分，一只热气球飞越城市上空。
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  1. She let the balloon go and it rose into the sky.
    她松开气球，它升上了天空。
v. 膨胀；激增
to become larger or higher in amount quickly
  1. Costs have ballooned over the past year.
    过去一年里成本激增。
  2. The company's debt ballooned to millions.
    公司的债务膨胀到了数百万。
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  1. His cheeks ballooned as he blew into the bag.
    他往袋子里吹气时脸颊鼓了起来。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 balloon 作名词指气球；作动词指数量或体积迅速膨胀。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • balloonist 热气球驾驶员
    指驾驶热气球的人。
同义词
  • inflate 使膨胀
    balloon 作动词指突然膨胀或激增；inflate 更常表示给物体充气。
    Inflate the balloon until it is round. 把气球吹圆为止。
常见搭配
  • hot-air balloon 热气球
    They took a ride in a hot-air balloon. 他们乘坐了热气球。
  • let go of the balloon 松开气球
    The boy let go of the balloon and cried. 男孩松开气球后哭了起来。
  • ballooning costs 激增的成本
    The government tried to control ballooning costs. 政府试图控制不断激增的成本。