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a ball of air or gas in a liquid, or a ball of air inside a solid substance such as glass 泡;气泡 champagne bubbles 香槟酒的泡沫 a bubble of oxygen 氧气泡 He blew bubbles into the water through a straw. 他用吸管向水中吹泡泡。
Extra ExamplesThe champagne was full of tiny bubbles. 这香槟酒泡沫很足。 There are air bubbles trapped inside the ice. 冰里有气泡。 Care must be taken to ensure that there are no bubbles trapped in the syringe. 必须小心确保注射器中没有气泡。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- air
- gas
- soap
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- blow
- burst
- pop
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- form
- burst
- pop
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a round ball of liquid, containing air, produced by soap and water 肥皂泡 The children like to have bubbles in their bath. 孩子们喜欢浴盆里有肥皂泡。 The children were blowing bubbles. 孩子们在吹泡泡。 They jumped about, bursting the bubbles. 他们蹦着跳着把气泡弄破。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- air
- gas
- soap
- …
- blow
- burst
- pop
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- form
- burst
- pop
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a small amount of a feeling that somebody wants to express (欲表达的)一点感情 a bubble of laughter/hope/enthusiasm 一点笑声/希望/热心
a good or lucky situation that is unlikely to last long (很可能持续不长的)好景,好运;泡沫 Economists warned of a stock-market bubble. 经济学家警告说股市有泡沫。
Word OriginMiddle English: partly imitative, partly an alteration of burble.
Idioms
the bubble bursts
burst somebody’s bubble
to bring an end to somebody’s hopes, happiness, etc. 使某人希望破灭;毁掉某人的幸福 He seemed so happy, I couldn’t burst his bubble so soon. 他看起来很开心,我不能这么快打破他的幻想。