balloon
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/bəˈluːn/
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/bəˈluːn/
A colorful rubber bag that gets bigger when filled with air, used as a toy or decoration.
The child's balloon floated away when she let go of the string.
孩子鬆開繩子時,她的氣球飄走了。
A large bag filled with hot air or gas that can carry people up in the air in a basket.
We watched the hot air balloon rise slowly into the sky.
我們看著熱氣球緩緩升入天空。
To swell or puff out into a round shape.
Her dress ballooned in the strong wind as she walked.
她走路時,裙子在強風中鼓了起來。
To grow quickly in size or amount.
The company's debt ballooned after the failed project.
項目失敗後,公司的債務急遽增加。
To ride in a hot-air balloon for fun.
They ballooned over the countryside on a sunny morning.
在一個陽光明媚的早晨,他們乘坐熱氣球飛越了鄉村。