Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense balloons, present participle ballooning, past tense, past participle ballooned
1N-COUNT 气球 A balloon is a small, thin, rubber bag that you blow air into so that it becomes larger and rounder or longer. Balloons are used as toys or decorations. 气球
She popped a balloon with her fork.
她用叉子戳破了一个气球。
2N-COUNT [oft byNOUN]热气球 A balloon is a large, strong bag filled with gas or hot air, which can carry passengers in a container that hangs underneath it. 热气球
They are to attempt to be the first to circle the Earth non-stop by balloon.
他们试图完成乘热气球不间断环球飞行的创举。
SYN airship, hot-air balloon, Montgolfier, weather balloon
3VERB (数量)激增,猛涨,快速膨胀 When something balloons, it increases rapidly in amount. (数量)激增,猛涨,快速膨胀
In London, the use of the Tube has ballooned. [VERB]
在伦敦,坐地铁的人激增。
The budget deficit has ballooned to $25 billion. [VERB + to]
1toy玩具ADJECTIVE | VERB + BALLOON | BALLOON + VERBADJECTIVE➤helium氦氣球◇helium balloons for the children's party兒童聚會用的氦氣球➤water水氣球➤colourful/colorful彩色氣球➤party聚會用氣球VERB + BALLOON➤blow up, inflate給氣球充氣▸➤burst, pop使氣球爆裂➤tie拴氣球◇They tied the balloons to the back of the car.他們將氣球繫在車後。BALLOON + VERB➤burst, pop氣球爆裂balloon
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2in the sky空中ADJECTIVE | VERB + BALLOON | BALLOON + VERB | BALLOON + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤barrage, hot-air, weather(防空)阻塞氣球;熱氣球;氣象氣球VERB + BALLOON➤go up in乘氣球騰空◇We went up in a balloon.我們乘着氣球向上升。➤launch, release釋放氣球BALLOON + VERB➤float by, float over, float up氣球在⋯上飄浮/往上飛BALLOON + NOUN➤flight乘氣球飛行▸➤race氣球比賽PREPOSITION➤in a balloon乘坐氣球◇She crossed the Atlantic in a hot-air balloon.她乘熱氣球穿越大西洋。