balloon
noun
verb
bəˈluːn
noun
1
an
object
made
of
brightly-coloured
thin
rubber,
that
is
filled
with
air
and
used
as
a
toy
or
decoration
for
parties
〔作为玩具或在派对上作装饰用的〕气球
Can
you
help
me
blow
up
these
balloons?
你帮我把这些气球吹起来好吗？
He
burst
the
balloon
in
my
face.
他对着我的脸弄爆了气球。
2
hot air balloon
also
又作
a
large
bag
of
strong
light
cloth
filled
with
gas
or
heated
air
so
that
it
can
float
in
the
air.
It
has
a
basket
hanging
below
it
for
people
to
stand
in.
热气球
a
balloon
flight
over
the
Yorkshire
Moors
飞越约克郡穆尔斯地区的热气球航行
3
the
circle
drawn
around
the
words
spoken
by
the
characters
in
a
CARTOON
〔卡通漫画中表示人物对白的〕气球状对话框，对白圆圈;
4
a balloon payment
money
borrowed
that
must
be
paid
back
in
one
large
sum
after
several
smaller
payments
have
been
made
[美] 〔分期付款中的〕最后一笔数目特大的还款
AmE
a
$10,000
balloon
payment
due
in
two
years
最后一笔两年后到期应付的一万美元的付款额
5
the balloon goes up
used
to
refer
to
the
moment
when
a
situation
starts
to
become
really
bad
[英，非正式] 出现大麻烦，出乱子
BrE informal
We’ll
have
to
get
out
of
there
before
the
balloon
goes
up.
我们得趁事情还没闹大的时候赶快脱身。
verb
6
to
suddenly
become
larger
in
amount
突然增加，激增;
The
company’s
debt
has
ballooned
in
the
past
year.
在过去一年里，公司的债务激增。
7
if
someone
balloons,
they
suddenly
become
fat
突然长胖
Paul
ballooned
after
he
got
married.
保罗婚后吹气球似的胖了起来。
8
to
get
bigger
and
rounder
膨胀，鼓起来
The
sheet
flapped
and
ballooned
in
the
wind.
被单在风中飘动，被吹得鼓鼓的。