bulge

bulge
noun
  1. a rounded swelling or protuberance which distorts a flat surface
    凸出部分
    ■(especially a military context) a piece of land which projects outwards from an otherwise regular line
    （尤用于军事场合）突出部
    the advance created an eastward-facing bulge in the line.
    部队挺进使战线的一部分向东鼓出。
    ■[in sing.](informal)a temporary unusual increase in number or size
    (非正式)（数字或尺寸的）突增
    a bulge in the birth rate.
    出生率骤增。
  2. (N. Amer. informal)an advantage in the scoreline
    (北美，非正式)比分优势
    the Suns moved to a 61:39 bulge at half-time.
    太阳队在半场时取得了61∶39的比分优势。
verb
  1. [no obj.]swell or protrude to an unnatural or incongruous extent
    肿大，增长
    the veins in his neck bulged.
    他脖子上的青筋鼓了起来。
    [as adj. bulging]he stared with bulging eyes.
    他瞪着鼓鼓的眼睛看着。
    ■be full of and distended with
    充满
    a briefcase bulging with documents.
    被文件塞得鼓鼓囊囊的公文包。
派生
bulgingly
adverb
bulgy
(bulgier, bulgiest)
adjective(bulgier, bulgiest)
语源
  1. Middle English : from Old French boulge, from Latin bulga (see budget). The original meaning was 'wallet or bag', later 'a ship's bilge' (early 17th cent.); other senses presumably derived from association with the shape of a full bag
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