billow
柯林斯词典
1. V-I When something made of cloth billows, it swells out and moves slowly in the wind. 在风中鼓胀着飘动
The curtains billowed in the breeze. 窗帘在微风中鼓胀着飘动。
Her pink dress billowed out around her. 她粉红色的连衣裙随身飘了起来。
2. V-I When smoke or cloud billows, it moves slowly upward or across the sky. (烟、云等) 升腾
...thick plumes of smoke billowing from factory chimneys. …从工厂烟囱里冒出来的滚滚浓烟。
Steam billowed out from under the hood. 蒸汽从机罩下冒了出来。
3. N-COUNT A billow of smoke or dust is a large mass of it rising slowly into the air. 缓缓升起的大团 (烟、灰尘)
...smoke stacks belching billows of almost solid black smoke. …喷吐着滚滚黑色浓烟的大烟囱。
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billow /ˈbɪləʊ/ (billowing,billowed,billows)
剑桥词典
- to spread over a large area , or (especially of things made of cloth ) to become filled with air and appear to be larger
波浪般起伏,汹涌向前;(尤指布制品因充气)鼓起
Smoke billowed (out) from the burning building . 滚滚浓烟不断从着火的大楼里涌出。
The sheets /shirts hanging on the line billowed in the breeze . 挂在绳子上的床单/衬衫在微风中飘动。
We watched the boats with their billowing sails . 我们看着那些小船鼓起风帆。 返回 billow