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bales

UK //beɪlz//US //beɪlz//

词源

源自古法语 'balle'(包裹),最终源自日耳曼语系,与荷兰语 'baal' 和德语 'Ball'(球状物)同源。

noun

❶ 指用绳子或铁丝捆扎成的大包货物,通常是棉花、干草等轻质农产品,便于运输和储存。

“The farmer loaded the hay bales onto the truck.”

(农民把干草捆装上卡车。)

“We bought three bales of cotton for the textile factory.”

(我们为纺织厂购买了三包棉花。)

同义词:bundles, packages, parcels

verb

❶ 将松散材料(如干草、棉花)压缩并捆扎成规整的大包,便于运输或储存。

“The workers bales the freshly cut hay before the rain comes.”

(工人们在下雨前把新割的干草打捆。)

“This machine can bale 20 tons of straw per hour.”

(这台机器每小时能捆扎20吨稻草。)

同义词:pack, bundle, compress

常见短语

bale out — 紧急跳伞或从困境中脱身,原指飞行员从失事飞机中弹射逃生。

“The pilot had to bale out when the engine failed.”

(发动机故障时飞行员不得不跳伞逃生。)