名詞 bulk:

1. the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part
   同義詞：majority
2. the property of something that is great in magnitude
   同義詞：mass, volume
3. the property possessed by a large mass

動(dòng)詞 bulk:

1. stick out or up
2. cause to bulge or swell outwards
   同義詞：bulge

1. The war still bulks large in the memories of those who fought in it.
   對(duì)於那些曾參戰(zhàn)的人來(lái)說(shuō)，那場(chǎng)戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)仍記憶猶新。
2. Do they charge carriage by bulk?
   他們是否按體積計(jì)算運(yùn)費(fèi)？
3. The cake bulked up.
   蛋糕發(fā)起來(lái)了。

bulk

n.（名詞）
Size, mass, or volume, especially when very large.
容積，體積：大小、體積或容積，常指很大時(shí)

A distinct mass or portion of matter, especially a large one:
大塊，大量：物體很明顯的重量或部分，尤指一個(gè)大物體：
例句：
the dark bulk of buildings against the sky.
天空下的巨大建筑群

The body of a human being, especially when large.
大塊頭：人的身體，尤指塊頭很大的人的身體
The major portion or greater part:
大量：主要部分或較大的部分：
例句：
.The great bulk of necessary work can never be anything but painful.(Bertrand Russell)
.大量必須做的工作真令人痛苦.(伯特蘭·羅素)

See fiber
參見(jiàn) fiber
Thickness of paper or cardboard in relation to weight.
紙厚：與重量聯(lián)系在一起的紙或硬紙的厚度
Abbr. blk.Nautical A ship`s cargo.
縮寫 blk.【航?！?/i> 一船貨
v.（動(dòng)詞）
bulked,bulk.ing,bulks
v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
To be or appear to be massive in terms of size, volume, or importance; loom:
顯得大或重要：從大小、體積或重要性來(lái)看得很巨大或很重要；巨大的：
例句：
Safety considerations bulked large during development of the new spacecraft.
在建造新的宇宙飛船時(shí)安全考慮占了很大比重

To grow or increase in size or importance.
增加：在大小或重要性上增加了
To cohere or form a mass:
結(jié)成大塊：凝聚成一團(tuán)或形成一堆：
例句：
Certain paper bulks well.
一些紙的聚合性很好

v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
To cause to swell or expand.
使膨脹或延伸
To cause to cohere or form a mass.
伸成長(zhǎng)塊：使凝聚成一團(tuán)或形成一堆
adj.（形容詞）
Being large in mass, quantity, or volume:
大批的，大量的：在體積、數(shù)量或容積上大的：
例句：
a bulk buy; a bulk mailing.
大量購(gòu)買；很重的郵件

<習(xí)慣用語(yǔ)>in bulk
Unpackaged; loose.
散裝的；松散的
In large numbers, amounts, or volume.
大批，大量：數(shù)量、數(shù)目或體積很大
來(lái)源：
Middle English
中古英語(yǔ)
perhaps partly alteration of bouk [belly, trunk of the body] from Old English bôc
可能為 bouk的部分變化 [肚子，身體的主體] 源自 古英語(yǔ) bôc
and partly from Old Norse bulki [cargo, heap] * see bhel- 2
并且部分源自 古斯堪的納維亞語(yǔ) bulki [貨物，大量] *參見(jiàn) bhel- 2