| 释义 |
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024bil•low /ˈbɪloʊ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a great wave of the sea.
- any large mass that sweeps along or rises like waves of the sea: billows of smoke.
v. [no object] - to rise or roll in billows;
surge:The waves billowed in the storm. - to swell out, puff up, etc.:skirts billowing out as the women danced.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024bil•low (bil′ō),USA pronunciation n. - a great wave or surge of the sea.
- any surging mass:billows of smoke.
v.i. - to rise or roll in or like billows;
surge. - to swell out, puff up, etc., as by the action of wind:flags billowing in the breeze.
v.t. - to make rise, surge, swell, or the like:A sudden wind billowed the tent alarmingly.
- Old Norse bylgja wave, cognate with Middle Low German bulge; akin to Old English gebylgan to anger, provoke
- 1545–55
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged swell, breaker, crest, roller, whitecap.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: billow /ˈbɪləʊ/ n - a large sea wave
- a swelling or surging mass, as of smoke or sound
- a large atmospheric wave, usually in the lee of a hill
vb - to rise up, swell out, or cause to rise up or swell out
Etymology: 16th Century: from Old Norse bylgja; related to Swedish bōlja, Danish bölg, Middle High German bulge; see bellow, bellyˈbillowing adj , n |