单词	bulge
释义	bulge1 nounbulge2 verb bulgebulge1 /bʌldʒ/ noun [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINbulge1 Origin: 1700-1800 bouge, bulge ‘bag, swelling, hump’ (13-19 centuries), from Old French bouge; ➔ BUDGET1 Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES At five months pregnant, the bulge was beginning to show. Her tailored suit fitted neatly, hiding the slight bulges of middle-age. The store detective had noticed an odd bulge under the suspect's clothes. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS As she left the dining-room her hand went to the bulge in her pocket. By adjusting the statistics, natural bulges are evened out, allowing for short-term shifts to be inferred more accurately. In most cases the bulge settles down, as long as you have sufficient horizontal rest and take good care of your back. The bulge in its midriff testified to that. The bulge, by contrast, contains little dust. The next thing was that he wanted her to hold the bulge. This continues until there is a well-developed inward bulge which goes about half-way across the interior. Weight remains a sensitive issue for Engler, who is constantly fighting a sometimes serious battle of the bulge. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorsomething that sticks out► bulge something, especially a part of the body, that sticks out in a rounded shape: · Her tailored suit fitted neatly, hiding the slight bulges of middle-age.· At five months pregnant, the bulge was beginning to show. ► lump something, especially something small, that sticks up in a rounded shape from your skin or from a surface: · She saw a lump under the bedclothes.· He put the gun in his pocket, where it made a slight lump.· He had a lump on his forehead the size of a golf ball. ► bump something that sticks up in a rounded shape, especially from the surface of something: · The car rattled every time it went over a bump.· A small bump had started to develop over Irene's eye.· I nearly stumbled over a bump in the ground. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► bulging eye (=round and sticking far out)· His bulging eyes made him rather look like a frog. ► somebody's pockets are bulging (=they are very full)· Tony's pockets were bulging with loose change. Phrases PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► the battle of the bulge He was with Patton during the Battle of the Bulge. In 1944, the Battle of the Bulge was fought. ► be bursting/bulging at the seams The auditorium was bulging at the seams during the governor's talk. The island couldn't be bursting at the seams, surely? 1a curved mass on the surface of something, usually caused by something under or inside it:  The gun made a bulge under his jacket.2a sudden temporary increase in the amount or level of something:  a bulge in the birthrate—bulgy adjective bulge1 nounbulge2 verb bulgebulge2 (also bulge out) verb [intransitive] Verb Table VERB TABLE bulge Simple Form Present it bulges Present bulge Past it, they bulged Present perfect they have bulged it has bulged Past perfect it, they had bulged Future it, they will bulge Future perfect it, they will have bulged Continuous Form Present they are bulging it is bulging Past they were bulging it was bulging Present perfect they have been bulging it has been bulging Past perfect it, they had been bulging Future it, they will be bulging Future perfect it, they will have been bulging Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Father's face was flushed, and his eyes bulged out. Her purse bulged with keys, cigarettes, scraps of paper, and old receipts. His cheeks bulged, and his face turned purple with rage. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS All day the eye of the sky bulges, lidless and forgiving until darkness comes to roost undisturbed in its lashes. Here and there the stuffing bulged, but for the most part it was in reasonable shape. In addition the eyes are more severely affected and become filmed over and inflamed; they finally bulge and burst. Pregnancy demolishes any attempts at personal elegance, as we bulge and waddle along. She then found that one of the walls bulged, and wanted to get compensation from the surveyor. The backs of his thighs were bulging, his hamstrings taut as guy wires. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorfull► full if a container, room, or space is full , nothing more can go into it: · a full bottle of milk· All the parking spaces were full.· The lecture hall was full for MacGowan's talk.full of: · The buses were full of people going to work.· You can order a birthday box full of balloons, banners and party favors. ► filled with something full of something - use this about a container when a lot of things have been put into it: · Pour the mixture into a tall glass filled with ice.· There were lots of tiny drawers filled with screws and nails. ► packed completely full of people - use this about a room, theatre, train, bus etc: · a packed theatre· The plane was packed, because a previous flight had been cancelled.packed with: · On the day of her funeral the church was packed with friends and relatives. ► overflowing a container that is overflowing is so full that the liquid or things inside it come out over the top: · Sewers were overflowing because of the rain.· The tables were covered with dirty coffee cups and overflowing ashtrays.overflowing with: · a trash can overflowing with garbage ► bulging something such as a bag or a pocket that is bulging is so full that the objects inside it push its sides outwards: · Wilson carried two bulging shopping bags from the duty-free shop.· a bulging wallet full of credit cardsbulging with: · The files are bulging with letters, mailing lists, and information on the subject. ► be full to the brim British /be filled to the brim American if a container is full to the brim , it is full right to the very top, especially with liquid: · The reservoirs are filled to the brim after the spring floods.be full to the brim with: · The sink was full to the brim with dirty water and dishes. ► be chock-a-block British informal a room, vehicle, or building that is chock-a-block is so full of people that you cannot move easily in it: · The train was chock-a-block and I couldn't get a seat for the whole journey.be chock-a-block with: · The cinema is usually chock-a-block with kids on Sunday afternoons. ► crammed/jammed so full of things that nothing else can possibly be put in: · How can children learn in crammed classrooms?crammed/jammed with: · The box was crammed with books.· O'Hare Airport was jammed with holiday flights.· The two resorts are crammed with hotels, discos, bars, and restaurants. ► be stuffed with if a container is stuffed with things, it is very full of them because as much as possible has been put into it: · a huge picnic basket stuffed with food· The girls each had a small backpack stuffed with books, cards, crayons, paper, and games.· Police seized the plane and found bags stuffed with 1300 kilos of cocaine. to stick out► stick out to stick out from a surface or through an opening: · The fridge door won't shut because there's something sticking out.· His large ears stuck out almost at right angles.stick out of/from/through etc: · A neatly folded handkerchief was sticking out of his jacket pocket.· A pair of skis stuck out through the car window. ► stick up to stick out and point upwards: · His hair was white, and stuck up in tufts on his head.· Can you see that branch that's sticking up?stick up from/through/out of etc: · He saw a hand sticking up through the snow. · A church steeple stuck up above the roofs of the surrounding cottages. ► protrude formal to stick out, especially to stick out further than is usual or expected: protrude from/through/into etc: · I noticed a metal pipe protruding from the wall.· The largest stone can be seen protruding above the level of the river.· She injured herself on a screw that protruded 2 inches out of the bench. ► jut out if something juts out , for example a piece of land or a part of a building, it sticks out sharply and in a way that is very noticeable: jut out from/of/through etc: · Our guide led us to where a flat rock juts out from the side of the cliff.· a slim piece of land jutting out into the Gulf of Mexicojut 2 feet/100 metres etc out: · Our rafts floated downstream towards the icebergs, which jutted 30 feet out of the water. ► poke out if part of something pokes out , it sticks out or sticks up and can be seen, while the rest of it is covered: poke out of/from/through etc: · I looked across the street and saw Mike's head poking out above the fence.· The first snowdrops poked out through the frozen ground. ► bulge if something bulges , it sticks out more than usual in a rounded shape : · His cheeks bulged, and his face turned purple with rage.bulge out/from/through etc: · Father's face was flushed, and his eyes bulged out.bulge with: · Her purse bulged with keys, cigarettes, scraps of paper, and old receipts. ► project formal if part of a building, mountain, or other very large object projects somewhere, it sticks out in that direction: project into/over/from/through etc: · Two walkways projected over the gorge on both sides of the river.· The pier would be 1000 metres long and project about 400 metres into the sea. words for describing something that sticks out► prominent a part of someone's body that is prominent is larger than usual and sticks out in a way that people notice: · His face was tanned, the cheekbones high and prominent.· Her nose was quite prominent, and she had small, even teeth.· a heart-shaped face, slightly prominent teeth and small eyes ► protruding sticking out more than is normal, or in a dangerous way: · Dentists have developed a new device to correct protruding teeth.· Roy examined the letter carefully for protruding wires. ► bulging sticking out in a rounded shape: · He had bulging blue eyes, a large nose and a long chin. · She pushed her bulging suitcase under the chair. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► eyes bulging  He fell heavily to the floor, his eyes bulging wide with fear. COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► bulging eye (=round and sticking far out)· His bulging eyes made him rather look like a frog. ► somebody's pockets are bulging (=they are very full)· Tony's pockets were bulging with loose change. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► out · This was a ground-floor room which bulged out on the side of the house looking towards the big lawn and the stables.· The wads of crumpled transaction slips bulging out of wallets and desk drawers will be no more.· South of Benghazi the coastline bulged out and then in.· Facing the hotels, bulging out over the very brink of the abyss, some one had built a huge green dome.· Others, including the amoeba, move by bulging out fingers from the main body and then flowing into them. NOUN► pocket · The envelope in his inside pocket seemed to bulge enormously. Phrases PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► the battle of the bulge He was with Patton during the Battle of the Bulge. In 1944, the Battle of the Bulge was fought. ► be bursting/bulging at the seams The auditorium was bulging at the seams during the governor's talk. The island couldn't be bursting at the seams, surely? to stick out in a rounded shape, especially because something is very full or too tightbulge with His pockets were bulging with candy. He fell heavily to the floor, his eyes bulging wide with fear.
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