单词 | bubble-wrap |
释义 | bubble-wrapv. Originally U.S. transitive. To cover or protect with bubble wrap; to enclose in bubble wrap. Also figurative. ΚΠ 1984 Wall St. Jrnl. 10 Jan. 30/1 Nobody really expects Giorgione's ‘The Tempest’, or a fragile panel painting by Bellini to be bubble-wrapped and sent into the skies. 1992 B. D'Amato Beauty i. xiii. 114 We bubble-wrapped the piece into a big suitcase. 2006 Vanity Fair Dec. 178/1 The dereliction of responsibility that has bubble-wrapped the White House in a state of denial. 2016 Evening Chron. (Newcastle) (Nexis) 9 Sept. 28 Each prop has to be bubble-wrapped to avoid breakages. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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