| 单词 | bale |
| 释义 | bale 1. n. & v. --n 1. a bundle of merchandise or hay etc. tightly wrapped and bound with cords or hoops. 2. the quantity in a bale as a measure, esp. US 500 lb. of cotton. --vtr. make up into bales. Phrases and idioms bale (or bail) out 1. (of an airman) make an emergency parachute descent from an aircraft (cf. BAIL(3)). 2. = BAIL(1) v. 2. Etymology: ME prob. f. MDu., ult. identical with BALL(1) 2. n. archaic or poet. evil, destruction, woe, pain, misery. Etymology: OE b(e)alu 3. var. of BAIL(3). |
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