bale
bale1
noun
bale2
noun
bale3
noun & verb
noun
- a large wrapped or bound bundle of paper, hay, or cotton
大包；大捆（纸、干草或棉花）
■the quantity in a bale as a measure, specifically (in the US) 500 lb of cotton
一包；一捆（度量单位，在美国特指500磅棉花）
- [with obj.]make up into bales
打包，捆扎
the straw is left on the field to be baled later.
稻草留在地里，晚些时候再捆。
- Middle English : probably from Middle Dutch, from Old French; ultimately of Germanic origin and related to ball
bale2
noun
- [mass noun](archaic)evil considered as a destructive force
(古)邪恶；灾难
■evil suffered; physical or mental torment
不幸；痛苦
- Old English balu, bealu, of Germanic origin
bale3
noun & verb
- (Brit.). variant spelling of bail
(英)。 同 bail
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