Bloat

[bləʊt] or [blot]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) swelling of the rumen or intestinal tract of domestic animals caused by excessive gas.

(verb.) become bloated or swollen or puff up; 'The dead man's stomach was bloated'.

(verb.) make bloated or swollen; 'Hunger bloated the child's belly'.

艾利森手打--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(v. t.) To make turgid, as with water or air; to cause a swelling of the surface of, from effusion of serum in the cellular tissue, producing a morbid enlargement, often accompanied with softness.

(v. t.) To inflate; to puff up; to make vain.

(v. i.) To grow turgid as by effusion of liquid in the cellular tissue; to puff out; to swell.

(a.) Bloated.

(n.) A term of contempt for a worthless, dissipated fellow.

(v. t.) To dry (herrings) in smoke. See Blote.

戈代娃手打

同義詞及近義詞：

v. a. Swell, inflate, distend, puff up, blow up, make turgid.

v. n. Swell, be swollen, be inflated or distended, be puffed or blown up, become turgid.

伊夫林整理

解釋/意思:

v.t. to swell or puff out: to dry by smoke (applied to fish).—v.i. to swell or dilate: to grow turgid.—p.adj. Bloat′ed.—n. Bloat′er a herring partially dried in smoke esp. at Yarmouth.

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