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balloon
n
1 brightly-coloured rubber bag that is filled with air, used as a child´s toy or a decoration (用作玩具或装饰品的)气球.
2 (also hot-`air balloon) large flexible bag filled with hot air or gas to make it rise in the air, often carrying a basket, etc for passengers 热气气球(常悬有吊篮等以载人).
3 (in strip cartoons, etc) shape like a balloon (ie round with a narrow neck) in which speech is shown (连环画等)供写对白的气球状线条圈(即带狭颈的圆圈).
4 (idm 习语) when the bal`loon goes up (infml 口) when expected trouble begins 当意料中的麻烦到来时
I don´t want to be around when the balloon goes up. 要出事了, 我趁早离开是非之地. balloon, v [I]
1 swell out like a balloon 膨胀如气球
Her skirt ballooned in the wind. 她的裙子让风吹得鼓起 来了.
2 (usu 通常作 go ballooning) travel in a balloon as a sport 乘气球(作为运动)
They like to go ballooning at weekends. 他们周末喜欢乘气球玩.
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