| 单词 | bulk |
| 释义 | bulk n. & v. --n 1. a size; magnitude (esp. large). b a large mass, body, or person. c a large quantity. 2. a large shape, body, or person (jacket barely covered his bulk). 3. (usu. prec. by the; treated as pl.) the greater part or number (the bulk of the applicants are women). 4. roughage. 5. Naut. cargo, esp. unpackaged. --v 1. intr. seem in respect of size or importance (bulks large in his reckoning). 2. tr. make (a book, a textile yarn, etc.) seem thicker by suitable treatment (bulked it with irrelevant stories). 3. tr. combine (consignments etc.). Phrases and idioms break bulk begin unloading (cargo). bulk-buying 1. buying in large amounts at a discount. 2. the purchase by one buyer of all or most of a producer's output. in bulk 1. in large quantities. 2. (of a cargo) loose, not packaged. Etymology: sense 'cargo' f. OIcel. b{uacute}lki; sense 'mass' etc. perh. alt. f. obs. bouk (cf. BUCK(3)) |
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