[U](巨大)物体,(大)块,(大)团 largeness of size, shape, or mass
[S]主体,绝大部分 the main or largest part
v.(动词)
vt. & vi. 变得巨大〔重要〕 appear important or play an important part
英英释义
Noun
the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part;
"the majority of his customers prefer it" "the bulk of the work is finished"
the property of something that is great in magnitude;
"it is cheaper to buy it in bulk" "he received a mass of correspondence" "the volume of exports"
the property possessed by a large mass
Verb
stick out or up;
"The parcel bulked in the sack"
cause to bulge or swell outwards
组词搭配
动词+~
break bulk开始卸货
形容词+~
great bulk庞大的体积
huge bulk庞大的体积
man of large bulk块头大的人
~+名词
bulk memory大容量记忆体
介词+~
by bulk按体积
in bulk大批,桶装
load in bulk散装入船
sell goods in bulk整批出售货物
~+介词
bulk of book书的篇幅
bulk of inhabitants大部分居民
bulk of population人口的大部分
bulk of property大部分财产
~+形容词
bulk large显得重要
bulk small显得渺小
~+副词
bulk out使…更大〔更厚〕
bulk up增加,积累
例句
用作名词(n.)
It's not their weight that makes these sacks hard to carry, it's their bulk.这些袋子难以搬运,倒不是因为重而是体积太大。
He heaved his huge bulk out of the chair.他挺起巨大的身躯,从椅子上站了起来。
The bulk of the work has already been done.大部分工作已经完成。
The great bulk of necessary work can never be anything but painful.大量必须做的工作真令人痛苦。
用作形容词(adj.)
We can manage some bulk carrier within two week.我们可在两周内安排一些散装船去。
I recommend you a bulk buy.我建议你大量购买。
用作及物动词(vt.)
A dozen petticoats bulked out her figure.十几条衬裙把她的身体撑得圆鼓鼓的。
用作不及物动词(vi.)
The cake bulked up.蛋糕发起来了。
The war still bulks large in the memories of those who fought in it.对于那些曾参战的人来说,那场战争仍记忆犹新。
词语用法
n.(名词)bulk用作名词的基本意思是“(大的)体积,容积”,用于人或有空间体积的有形物质,是不可数名词,用于人或动物时可作“巨大的身躯”解。 bulk还可作“纤维性物质”解。 the bulk of的意思是“大部分,主要部分”。接可数名词时,谓语动词用复数形式,接不可数名词时,谓语动词用单数形式。