balloon

n. 气球
vt. 使成气球状
vi. 膨胀如气球, 激增
【医】 囊, 罐, 筒, [橡皮]球, 气球

名词:balloonist 动词过去式:ballooned 过去分词:ballooned 现在分词:ballooning 第三人称单数:balloons 

bal.loon

n.（名词）


A flexible, nonporous bag inflated with a gas, such as helium, that is lighter than the surrounding air, that causes the bag to rise and float in the atmosphere.
气球：一种有弹性、无孔充气后膨胀的气囊，如充入比周围空气轻的氦气后能使气囊上升并漂浮在大气中
Such a bag with sufficient capacity to lift a suspended gondola or other payload.
飞船：有足够能力提升一个悬浮船或其它重载的这种气囊
Any of variously shaped, brightly colored inflatable rubber bags used as toys.
玩具气球：一种形状多样、色彩明快、可用作玩具的充气橡胶囊
Medicine A sac that is inserted into a body cavity or tube and distended with air or gas for therapeutic purposes, such as angioplasty.
【医学】 充气囊：出于治疗目的而插入体腔或体管内的充满空气或其他气体的囊，如血管成形术
A rounded or irregularly shaped outline containing the words that a character in a cartoon is represented to be saying.
气球形圆圈：圈有卡通片中人物所说的话的圆形或不规则线条
v.（动词）
bal.looned,bal.loon.ing,bal.loons
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To ascend or ride in a balloon.
乘气球飞行：乘气球上升或驾驶气球
To expand or swell out like a balloon.See Synonyms at bulge
象气球一样膨胀：象气球一样延展或膨胀参见 bulge
To increase or rise quickly.
激增，飞涨：迅速增长或上升
v.tr.（及物动词）
To cause to expand by or as if by inflating.
使…膨胀：因或似因充气而引起膨胀
adj.（形容词）
Suggestive of a balloon, as in shape:
气球般的：让人想起气球的，如在形状上：
例句：
balloon curtains.
气球状围幕


来源：
French ballon
法语 ballon
from Italian dialectal ballone [augmentative of] balla [ball]
源自 意大利方言 ballone [] balla的增义成分 [球]
[of Germanic origin] * see bhel- 2
[源于日耳曼语的] *参见 bhel- 2

【引伸】
balloon.ist
n.（名词）