单词 | bubble |
释义 | bubble n. & v. --n   1. a a thin sphere of liquid enclosing air etc. b an air-filled cavity in a liquid or a solidified liquid such as glass or amber.   2. the sound or appearance of boiling.   3. a transparent domed cavity.   4. a visionary or unrealistic project or enterprise (the South Sea Bubble). --vintr.   1. rise in or send up bubbles.   2. make the sound of boiling. Phrases and idioms bubble and squeak Brit. cooked cabbage fried with cooked potatoes or meat. bubble bath   1. a preparation for adding to bath water to make it foam.   2. a bath with this added. bubble car Brit. a small motor car with a transparent dome. bubble chamber Physics an apparatus designed to make the tracks of ionizing particles visible as a row of bubbles in a liquid. bubble gum chewing-gum that can be blown into bubbles. bubble memory Computing a type of memory which stores data as a pattern of magnetized regions in a thin layer of magnetic material. bubble over (often foll. by with) be exuberant with laughter, excitement, anger, etc. bubble pack a small package enclosing goods in a transparent material on a backing. Etymology: ME: prob. imit. |
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