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Bulk Large Small Day N Sing 单数名词 Refer N

英语单词 bulk
英美音标 [bʌlk]
中文释义 n.大小,体积,大批,大多数,散装
vt.显得大,显得重要,
vocab简明 Don’t be intimidated by the bulk of the dictionary on your desk. If you look in it, you’ll see that bulk is a small word used to talk about large things.
vocab扩展 Bulk has a variety of meanings that all involve something large, like the bulk of a ship in the harbor, or the excess bulk of your overweight cat. Bulk can also mean “majority,” as when the bulk of your diet is tater tots and guacamole. You can expect to put on a lot of bulk if you eat like that.
真题原句 Even when homeless individuals manage to find a shelter that will give them three meals a day and a place to sleep at night, a good number still spend the bulk of each day wandering the street.
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[N-SING 单数名词](大)体积;(大)量 You can refer to something's bulk when you want to emphasize that it is very large.
  [with supp]
  [emphasis]
  [WRITTEN 笔语]
  • The truck pulled out of the lot, its bulk unnerving against the dawn.

    卡车从空地上开出来,庞大的车身小心翼翼地避让着草坪。

  • ...the shadowy bulk of an ancient barn.

    一座古老谷仓的巨大阴影

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[N-SING 单数名词]庞大的身躯;巨大的体重;肥硕的体形 You can refer to a large person's body or to their weight or size as their bulk .
  [usu poss N]
  • Bannol lowered his bulk carefully into the chair...

    班诺尔小心翼翼地将肥硕的身躯落座到椅子上。

  • Despite his bulk he moved lightly on his feet.

    尽管他身形庞大,移动起来还是很灵巧。

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[QUANT 数量词]主体;大部分 The bulk of something is most of it.
  [QUANT of def-n]
  • The bulk of the text is essentially a review of these original documents...

    文章的主要部分基本是对这些原始文件的回顾。

  • The vast bulk of imports and exports are carried by sea.

    大部分的进出口货物都是通过海路运输的。

  • Bulk is also a pronoun.
    • They come from all over the world, though the bulk is from the Indian subcontinent.

      他们来自世界各地,但大多数还是来自印度次大陆。

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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]大宗,大批(买卖) If you buy or sell something in bulk, you buy or sell it in large quantities.
  [in N]
  • Buying in bulk is more economical than shopping for small quantities.

    批量采购要比零买实惠很多。

  • ...bulk purchasing.

    大宗采购

相关词组:
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来源 2006.0

Tags: 单词::2006

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