billow

verb

/ˈbɪləʊ/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they billow	/ˈbɪləʊ/ /ˈbɪləʊ/
he / she / it billows	/ˈbɪləʊz/ /ˈbɪləʊz/
past simple billowed	/ˈbɪləʊd/ /ˈbɪləʊd/
past participle billowed	/ˈbɪləʊd/ /ˈbɪləʊd/
-ing form billowing	/ˈbɪləʊɪŋ/ /ˈbɪləʊɪŋ/

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[intransitive] (of a sail, skirt, etc.船帆、裙子等) to fill with air and form a round shape鼓起
- The curtains billowed in the breeze.微风吹得窗帘鼓了起来。
Extra Examples
- Her dress billowed out around her.她的衣服在身上鼓起来。
- The sail, now unfurled, was billowing in the strong wind.现在展开的帆在强风中翻腾。
[intransitive] if smoke, cloud, etc. billows, it rises and moves in a large mass（烟雾等）涌出，大量冒出
- A great cloud of smoke billowed out of the chimney.滚滚浓烟从烟囱中喷涌而出。
- billowing clouds of dust滚滚尘雾

Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Old Norse bylgja.

noun

/ˈbɪləʊ/

[usually plural]

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a moving mass or cloud of smoke, steam, etc. like a wave波涛般的浓烟（或蒸汽等）
- A farmer was burning straw, the yellow billows of smoke spiralling lazily upward.一个农民正在燃烧稻草，黄色的滚滚浓烟懒洋洋地向上盘旋。
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Old Norse bylgja.

BNC: 15929 COCA: 12401

billow

To become larger: grow, expand, swell...

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