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单词 balloon
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balloonnoun [ C ]

uk/bəˈluːn/us/bəˈluːn/

A2 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:

We tied balloons and streamers to the ceiling ready for the party.

also hot-air balloon a very large balloon that is filled with hot air or gas and can carry people in a basket (= open container ) hanging under it:

People first flew in a balloon in 1783.

a speech bubble

More examples

  • He let the air out of the balloon.
  • The balloon went bang when it landed on the bush.
  • Lottie was carrying a balloon.
  • She pricked the balloon with a pin and it burst with a loud bang.
  • The balloon rose gently up into the air.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Toys & dolls

  • action figure
  • beanbag
  • building block
  • cat's cradle
  • doll
  • go-kart
  • golliwog
  • golly
  • gyro
  • gyroscope
  • hand puppet
  • kaleidoscope
  • pinwheel
  • Play-Doh
  • sandcastle
  • scooter
  • soft toy
  • teddy
  • trike
  • windmill

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Objects & decorations connected with celebrations
Air travel: balloons & parachutes
Pictures

Idiom(s)

the balloon goes up

balloonverb [ I ]

uk/bəˈluːn/us/bəˈluːn/

to get bigger and rounder:

I ballooned when I was pregnant with my second baby.

to quickly increase in size, weight, or importance:

The rumours soon ballooned into a full-blown scandal.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Becoming bigger

  • accrue
  • augment
  • billow
  • bloat
  • broaden
  • engorged
  • enlarge
  • enlargement
  • expansion
  • extend
  • extension
  • grow
  • oak
  • puff up
  • regenerate
  • scalability
  • scalable
  • scaleable
  • shoot
  • stretch

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Enlarging and inflating
Increasing and intensifying
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