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n. a bale of [sth]
bale 是可数名词，指捆扎好的大包，常用 a bale of + 物质名词。
He bought a bale of cotton from the market.
他从市场买了一捆棉花。
包；捆
bales — plural of bale
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包；捆
a large bundle bound for storage or transport
He bought a bale of cotton from the market.
他从市场买了一捆棉花。
邪恶,尤指被视为造成毁灭或死亡的主动力量
Evil, especially considered as an active force for destruction or death.
用布包裹并捆扎以便储存或运输的圆形货物包
A rounded bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation.
苦难、悲哀、折磨
Suffering, woe, torment.
压缩纤维捆(尤指干草、稻草、棉花或羊毛),为运输和搬运而压实并用绳或线捆扎
A bundle of compressed fibers (especially hay, straw, cotton, or wool), compacted for shipping and handling and bound by twine or wire.
The farmer loaded the heavy bale of hay onto the truck.
农夫把那捆沉重的干草装上卡车。
Workers stacked the cotton bales in the warehouse before shipping.
工人们在发货前把成捆的棉花堆放在仓库里。
The recycler compressed the old cardboard into a tight bale for transport.
回收工人把旧纸板压缩成紧实的一捆以便运输。
bale 是可数名词，指捆扎好的大包，常用 a bale of + 物质名词。
He bought a bale of cotton from the market.
他从市场买了一捆棉花。
动词 bale 是及物动词，后接被捆扎的物体。
They bale the hay every summer.
他们每年夏天把干草打成捆。
这个结构强调通过机器等把散料压成捆。
The machine bales the straw into neat bales.
这台机器把稻草打成整齐的捆。
Not this
The farmer bailed the hay into bales.
Use this
The farmer baled the hay into bales.
动词 bale 意为“把（干草等）打成捆”，而 bailed 是 bail（保释；往外舀水）的过去式。bale 和 bail 同音但意思不同，表示“打包”时应用 baled。
Not this
He stored three bales hay in the barn.
Use this
He stored three bales of hay in the barn.
名词 bale 作量词表示“一捆”时，被计量的物品要用介词 of 引出，即 a bale of hay / three bales of hay，不能直接说 bales hay。
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干草捆
He bought two bales of hay for the horses.
他给马买了两捆干草。
稻草捆
Straw bales are often used for natural building.
稻草捆常用于自然建筑。
棉包
Each cotton bale weighs about 500 pounds.
每个棉包重约500磅。
捆扎绳
He used baling twine to secure the bale.
他用捆扎绳把那捆草捆牢。
压捆机
The farm bought a new bale press for the season.
农场为这个季节买了一台新的压捆机。
跳伞逃生；从困境中脱身
The pilot had to bale out when the engine failed.
发动机失灵时，飞行员不得不跳伞逃生。
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bale vs ball：球是ball，捆好的干草堆是bale，多一个e像绑绳。
语域：neutral 常见场景：农业、运输、仓储 bale 作名词指大捆（如干草、棉花或废纸），作动词指打成捆；语气通常中性，比较常见于农业、运输和仓储等书面或专业语境。日常口语中较少单独使用。
与 bale /beɪl/ 押韵的词有 male、sale、tale、pale、gale、whale（/meɪl, seɪl, teɪl, peɪl, ɡeɪl, weɪl/）。注意：ball /bɔːl/、bald /bɔːld/、ballet /bæˈleɪ/ 虽形似，但读音与 bale 不同，不押韵。
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