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bellows

UK //ˈbel.əʊz//US //ˈbel.oʊz//

词源

源自古英语 belg(袋子),与德语 Balg(兽皮)同源,指可膨胀的皮制容器。

noun

❶ 一种可折叠的风箱装置,通过挤压产生气流,常用于传统火炉助燃或某些乐器发声。

“The blacksmith used the bellows to make the fire burn hotter.”

(铁匠用风箱让炉火烧得更旺。)

“The accordion's sound comes from air pushed through its bellows.”

(手风琴的声音来自空气通过其风箱的流动。)

同义词:blower, air pump, puffer

verb

❶ 像风箱一样快速扩张和收缩的动作,通常形容剧烈呼吸或物体膨胀。

“His chest bellows as he runs up the stairs.”

(他跑上楼梯时胸膛剧烈起伏。)

“The jellyfish bellows its body to move through the water.”

(水母通过收缩身体在水中移动。)

同义词:puff, expand, heave

常见短语

bellows of laughter — 形容爆发式的大笑,像风箱鼓动一样强烈而持续。

“The room filled with bellows of laughter after the joke.”

(讲完笑话后,房间里爆发出阵阵大笑。)