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单词 bale
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bale

1 of 3

noun (1)

ˈbāl How to pronounce bale (audio)
1
: great evil
2
: woe, sorrow
… bring us bale and bitter sorrowings … Edmund Spenser

bale

2 of 3

noun (2)

: a large bundle of goods
specifically : a large closely pressed package of merchandise bound and usually wrapped
a bale of paper
a bale of hay

bale

3 of 3

verb

baled; baling

transitive verb

: to make up into a bale
in the field baling hay
baler noun

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English, "evil-doing, threat of evil, harm, destruction of life, torment, grief," going back to Old English bealu (neuter), genitive bealwes "evil-doing, malice, harm, destruction, torment," going back to Germanic *balwa- "evil," in both active and passive aspects (whence also Old Frisian bale- [in balemunda "disloyal guardian"], Old Saxon balu "wickedness," Middle Dutch bal- [in baldadich "wanton"], Old High German balo, palo "evil, disaster, treachery," Old Icelandic bǫl "misfortune," Gothic balwa- [in balwawesei "wickedness"]), noun derivative from neuter of an adjective *balwa- (whence Old English bealu "evil, pernicious"), going back to dialectal Indo-European *bhol-, whence also Old Church Slavic bolĭ "sick person," Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian bôl "pain," Russian bol'

Note: The etymon *bhol- is attested with certainty only in Germanic and Slavic, assuming that this comparison itself is correct. Proposed links with other Indo-European branches, as Celtic, are less convincing.

Noun (2)

Middle English, from Middle French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German balla ball

Verb

derivative of bale entry 2

First Known Use

Noun (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1762, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

bale 1 of 2

noun

ˈbāl How to pronounce bale (audio)
: a large bundle of goods tightly tied for storing or shipping
a bale of cotton

bale

2 of 2

verb

baled; baling
: to press together and tightly tie or wrap into a large bundle

bale

noun

as in load
a large amount of a material (such as hay or wool) that is pressed together tightly and often tied or wrapped a bale of cotton/paper

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • load
  • loading
  • package
  • bundle
  • packet
  • pack
  • shipment
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  • draft
  • parcel
  • freight
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  • payload
  • burden
  • weight
  • lading
  • ballast
  • consignment
  • wagonload
  • truckload
  • carload
  • trainload
  • deadweight
  • shipload
  • bulk
  • overload
  • boatload
  • mass
  • body
  • surcharge
  • manifest
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