单词 | balloon |
释义 | Word Frequency balloon(bəˈluːn) noun 1. an inflatable rubber bag of various sizes, shapes, and colours: usually used as a plaything or party decoration 2. a large impermeable bag inflated with a lighter-than-air gas, designed to rise and float in the atmosphere. It may have a basket or gondola for carrying passengers, etc See also barrage balloon, hot-air balloon 3. a circular or elliptical figure containing the words or thoughts of a character in a cartoon 4. British a. a kick or stroke that propels a ball high into the air b. (as modifier) a balloon shot 5. chemistry a round-bottomed flask 6. a large rounded brandy glass 7. business a. a large sum paid as an irregular instalment of a loan repayment b. (as modifier) a balloon loan 8. surgery a. an inflatable plastic tube used for dilating obstructed blood vessels or parts of the alimentary canal b. (as modifier) balloon angioplasty 9. go down like a lead balloon 10. when the balloon goes up verb 11. (intransitive) to go up or fly in a balloon 12. (intransitive) to increase or expand significantly and rapidly losses ballooned to £278 million 13. to inflate or be inflated; distend; swell the wind ballooned the sails 14. (transitive) British to propel (a ball) high into the air Derived forms ballooning (balˈlooning) noun balloonist (balˈloonist) noun balloon-like (balˈloon-ˌlike) adjective Word origin C16 (in the sense: ball, ball game): from Italian dialect ballone, from balla, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German balla ball1 |
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