名詞 bulk:

1. the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part
   同義詞：majority
2. the property of something that is great in magnitude
   同義詞：mass, volume
3. the property possessed by a large mass

動(dòng)詞 bulk:

1. stick out or up
2. cause to bulge or swell outwards
   同義詞：bulge

1. The war still bulks large in the memories of those who fought in it.
   對於那些曾參戰(zhàn)的人來說，那場戰(zhàn)爭仍記憶猶新。
2. Do they charge carriage by bulk?
   他們是否按體積計(jì)算運(yùn)費(fèi)？
3. The cake bulked up.
   蛋糕發(fā)起來了。

bulk

n.（名詞）
Size, mass, or volume, especially when very large.
容積，體積：大小、體積或容積，常指很大時(shí)

A distinct mass or portion of matter, especially a large one:
大塊，大量：物體很明顯的重量或部分，尤指一個(gè)大物體：
例句：
the dark bulk of buildings against the sky.
天空下的巨大建筑群

The body of a human being, especially when large.
大塊頭：人的身體，尤指塊頭很大的人的身體
The major portion or greater part:
大量：主要部分或較大的部分：
例句：
.The great bulk of necessary work can never be anything but painful.(Bertrand Russell)
.大量必須做的工作真令人痛苦.(伯特蘭·羅素)

See fiber
參見 fiber
Thickness of paper or cardboard in relation to weight.
紙厚：與重量聯(lián)系在一起的紙或硬紙的厚度
Abbr. blk.Nautical A ship`s cargo.
縮寫 blk.【航?！?/i> 一船貨
v.（動(dòng)詞）
bulked,bulk.ing,bulks
v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
To be or appear to be massive in terms of size, volume, or importance; loom:
顯得大或重要：從大小、體積或重要性來看得很巨大或很重要；巨大的：
例句：
Safety considerations bulked large during development of the new spacecraft.
在建造新的宇宙飛船時(shí)安全考慮占了很大比重

To grow or increase in size or importance.
增加：在大小或重要性上增加了
To cohere or form a mass:
結(jié)成大塊：凝聚成一團(tuán)或形成一堆：
例句：
Certain paper bulks well.
一些紙的聚合性很好

v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
To cause to swell or expand.
使膨脹或延伸
To cause to cohere or form a mass.
伸成長塊：使凝聚成一團(tuán)或形成一堆
adj.（形容詞）
Being large in mass, quantity, or volume:
大批的，大量的：在體積、數(shù)量或容積上大的：
例句：
a bulk buy; a bulk mailing.
大量購買；很重的郵件

<習(xí)慣用語>in bulk
Unpackaged; loose.
散裝的；松散的
In large numbers, amounts, or volume.
大批，大量：數(shù)量、數(shù)目或體積很大
來源：
Middle English
中古英語
perhaps partly alteration of bouk [belly, trunk of the body] from Old English bôc
可能為 bouk的部分變化 [肚子，身體的主體] 源自 古英語 bôc
and partly from Old Norse bulki [cargo, heap] * see bhel- 2
并且部分源自 古斯堪的納維亞語 bulki [貨物，大量] *參見 bhel- 2