单词 | balloon |
释义 | noun | verb balloonballoon1 /bəˈlun/ ●●● S3 W3 noun [countable] 1 a small brightly colored rubber bag that can be filled with air and used as a toy or decoration for parties: Could you blow up the balloons (=put air in them)?2a very large bag of strong light cloth filled with gas or heated air so that it can float in the air, with a basket hanging below it for people to travel in SYN hot-air balloon3the circle drawn around the words spoken by the characters in a cartoon4a balloon payment money borrowed that must be paid back in one large sum after several smaller payments have been made5go down like a lead balloon informal if a joke, remark, etc. goes down like a lead balloon, people do not laugh or react as you expected [Origin: 1500–1600 French ballon large football, balloon, from Italian ballone large football] → see also trial balloon noun | verb balloonballoon2 verb [intransitive] 1to become larger in amount: The program’s cost has ballooned to more than $1 billion.2to gain weight suddenly: He ballooned to 300 pounds after college. |
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