| 单词 | bulge |
| 释义 | bulge (bʌldʒ ) Word forms: bulges , bulging , bulged 1. verb If something such as a person's stomach bulges, it sticks out. Jiro waddled closer, his belly bulging and distended. [VERB] He bulges out of his black T-shirt. [VERB adverb/preposition] He is 6ft 3ins with bulging muscles. [VERB-ing] Synonyms: swell out, project, expand, swell 2. verb If someone's eyes or veins are bulging, they seem to stick out a lot, often because the person is making a strong physical effort or is experiencing a strong emotion. His eyes seemed to bulge like those of a toad. [VERB] He shouted at his brother, his neck veins bulging. [VERB] ...bulging eyes. [VERB-ing] Synonyms: stick out, project, stand out, protrude 3. verb [oft cont] If you say that something is bulging with things, you are emphasizing that it is full of them. [emphasis] They returned home with the car bulging with boxes. [VERB + with] ...a bulging briefcase. [VERB-ing] Synonyms: overflow, be full, be packed, be stuffed 4. countable noun Bulges are lumps that stick out from a surface which is otherwise flat or smooth. Why won't those bulges on your hips and thighs go? Synonyms: lump, swelling, bump, projection 5. countable noun [usually singular] If there is a bulge in something, there is a sudden large increase in it. ...a bulge in aircraft sales. [+ in] ...the huge bulge of payments due over the next two years. Synonyms: increase, rise, boost, surge Collocations: bulge out It barely makes it out of the box before it snaps in half and lumps of what look like bark chips bulge out. The Sun A week later it was starting to bulge out of its socket. Times, Sunday Times Stress and strain over years builds up and bursts the disc, causing the jelly centre to bulge out. The Sun The cord and its protective membranes bulge out through that gap, forming a sac. Times, Sunday Times In every post, tattoo-sleeved arms bulge out from a tank top, holding a battalion of loaves. Times,Sunday Times Presented with different loads and stresses, the north wall began to bulge outward by nearly half a meter, and was literally threatening to explode. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The lowest five rows have an additional strap to prevent the structure from bulging outward. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In response to very strong outflow southwest of the mesoscale low, a portion of the line bulges outward forming a bow echo. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Shaved heads, bulging muscles, and, above all, anger, eyes snapping with anger. Times, Sunday Times The flared wheel arches and road-hugging sills and bumpers look like bulging muscles. The Sun Body fashions can change as quickly as trouser shapes, and both size zero and bulging muscles seem decidedly over. Times, Sunday Times Onlookers were shocked to see veins standing out from bulging muscles on her slender frame. The Sun This enables him to slide across the ground and launch his opponents by squeezing them through his bulging muscles. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Oh, you should have seen their little eyes bulge with the strain of thinking. Times, Sunday Times Their jaws drop, their mouths gape, their eyes bulge in wonder. Times, Sunday Times He puts on a fake demonic voice and makes his eyes bulge. Times, Sunday Times His eyes bulge as he gets more animated. Globe and Mail His eyes bulge with fear. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 鼓起, 突起物 Japanese: 突き出る, 出っ張り |
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