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单词 bulky
释义
bulkybulk‧y /ˈbʌlki/ AWL adjective Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • a bulky camera from the 1950s
  • a bulky package
  • The boxes were bulky and difficult to move.
  • The men were carrying bulky packages under their arms.
  • The room was full of bulky old furniture.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Bend down at the knees to pick up a bulky object, thus avoiding back strain.
  • It had the proportions of a very large grand hotel such as the Plaza-very bulky and very low.
  • Nowhere was it written that Macintosh would render Lisa an expensive and rather bulky doorstop.
  • She wears an enormous white sweatshirt so bulky that she could have had it from Ludo.
  • The cellulose fluff, although more bulky, is just a parachute, to be discarded.
  • The door was opened by a tall, bulky man in his late sixties.
  • The web site proved to be a bit bulky and tough to maneuver during a weeknight trial run...
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorbig objects/buildings/organizations etc
of greater than average size: · He lives in a big house in upstate New York.· "Which is your car?" "The big red one next to the wall."· The wind got louder and the waves grew bigger and bigger.· She struggled up the hill, carrying the baby and her big black bag.
big. Large is more formal than big , and is more common in written English: · On the other side of the fence there was a large bull.· The hotel was quite large and very cold.· large agricultural corporations· Take the larger cushion to sit on -- you'll be more comfortable.· The largest urban areas in Britain lost population and employment in the 1950s and 60s.
especially British, spoken fairly big, but not very big: · These chocolates cost £2 for a biggish box.· "What's the house like?" "Well, it has a biggish kitchen but all the other rooms are quite small."
a bulky object is big and difficult to carry or move around, or difficult to fit into a normal-sized space: · The men were carrying bulky packages under their arms.· The room was full of bulky old furniture.· a bulky camera from the 1950s
too big and heavy to carry or move easily: · I used to have one of those old sewing machines, but it was too cumbersome.· The room was dominated by an enormous, cumbersome leather armchair.
Word family
WORD FAMILYnounbulkadjectivebulky
1something that is bulky is bigger than other things of its type, and is difficult to carry or store:  a bulky parcel2someone who is bulky is big and heavy:  Andrew is a bulky man.bulkiness noun [uncountable]
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