| 单词 | billow |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['biləu] |
| 解释 | n. 巨浪; v. 翻腾 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 n.巨浪(large wave of water) 【记】 分拆联想：bill(钞票 ) + low(下，低) →把钞票扔下海→中 国人用钱等祭祀海神 以平息波涛近形词：bellow(v./n .怒吼，吼叫) |
| 字源 | billow (n.) 1550s, perhaps older in dialectal use, from Old Norse bylgja "a wave, a billow," from Proto-Germanic *bulgjan (cognates: Middle High German bulge "billow, bag"), from PIE *bhelgh- "to swell" (see belly (n.)). billow (v.) 1590s, from billow (n.). Related: Billowed; billowing. |
| 不择手段背单词 | n. 巨浪; 象波浪般滚滚向前的东西(如烟火、军队、声音等) 【例】A field of burning grass is billowing clouds of smoke 一片燃烧着的草冒出的滚滚烟雾. 【记】bill钞票, low底－钞票沉底了－因为被巨浪打湿了. |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】below 下面,站在岸边,下面是巨浪在翻滚 【相关】bellow (牛, 象等)吼叫, 怒吼, 咆哮 |
Learn with these flashcards. Click next, previous, or up to navigate to more flashcards for this subject.
Next card: Blackball v black blækbɔ:l 投反对票以阻止 英 v.投反对票以阻止,排 挤(vote
Previous card: Bilious adj pertaining meaning biljəs 胆汁质的；坏脾气的 无 1540s
Up to card list: 极品GRE红宝书(简体中文)