音标
英 /bəˈluːnz/,美 /bəˈluːnz/
词性与含义
名词:balloon 的复数形式,指“气球”,通常由橡胶、乳胶或塑料制成,可充气后用于装饰、庆祝(如派对、婚礼)或娱乐。也可指“气球形物体”(如漫画中圈出对话的线条、实验室用的球形烧瓶)。
动词:balloon 的第三人称单数形式,意为“(使)膨胀;激增;乘气球飞行”。
短语搭配
blow up balloons 给气球充气
例句:Kids love to blow up balloons at the party.(孩子们喜欢在派对上吹气球。)
balloons party 气球派对
例句:We had a birthday balloons party.(我们举办了一场气球生日派对。)
water balloons 水气球
例句:Some children are competing in a contest to throw and catch balloons filled with water.(一些孩子正在比赛抛接装满水的气球。)
economic balloons 经济泡沫(比喻义)
例句:The government is trying to deflate the economic balloons.(政府正试图缓解经济泡沫。)
例句
Some balloons are on the floor.(地板上有一些气球。)
Would you like some balloons?(你想要一些气球吗?)
Her skirt ballooned out in the wind.(她的裙子在风中鼓了起来。)
The budget deficit has ballooned to $25 billion.(预算赤字已激增到250亿美元。)
There are some bells and balloons in the Christmas tree.(圣诞树上有一些铃铛和气球。)
Can we get some round balloons and long balloons?(我们能要一些圆气球和长气球吗?)
I can see some balloons and butterflies in the sky.(我能看到天空中有一些气球和蝴蝶。)
They are to attempt to be the first to circle the Earth non-stop by balloon.(他们试图成为首次乘气球不间断环球飞行的人。)
Back home, our food on the table, a room hung some balloons.(回到家,桌上摆着食物,房间里挂了一些气球。)
He popped a balloon with his fork.(他用叉子戳破了一个气球。)
词源与用法拓展
“Balloon”源自法语“ballon”,由“ball”(球)加指大后缀“-oon”构成,字面意为“大球”。除字面义外,还可比喻“激增的事物”(如人口、债务)或“夸张的行为”,例如“His story ballooned into a legend.”(他的故事被夸大编成了传奇。)
气球作为日常用品,在不同场景中承载着欢乐或象征意义,而其动词用法则生动描绘了“膨胀”或“激增”的动态过程,体现了语言的具象化表达特点。