Word · Frequency #38675
ballooning
热气球运动;热气球飞行
The sport or activity of flying in a hot-air balloon.
- 1.
The act of something that swells or expands.
膨胀或扩大的行为。
- 2.
The sport or hobby of flying in a hot-air balloon.
热气球飞行运动或爱好。
- 3.
The mechanical kiting used by spiders, mites, caterpillars, etc. to travel through the air.
蜘蛛、螨虫、毛虫等利用空中飘浮进行迁移的行为。
膨胀;胀大;(蜘蛛等的)飞航;膨胀或扩大的行为。;热气球飞行运动或爱好。;蜘蛛、螨虫、毛虫等利用空中飘浮进行迁移的行为。
In use
The company's debt is ballooning rapidly, causing concern among investors.
Membership in the club is ballooning as more people discover its benefits.
We spent the weekend ballooning over the scenic countryside.
balloon (to sth)
表示数量或规模急剧增长到某一数值。
The cost of the project ballooned to $5 million.
项目成本膨胀到500万美元。
balloon (out)
表示物体向外鼓起或膨胀。
The parachute ballooned out as it caught the wind.
降落伞被风鼓起,向外膨胀。
go ballooning
表示热气球飞行活动,ballooning为动名词。
Connections
Confusing words
- inflating
- 充气 · 意义
Word family
- balloon
- 气球 · n
- balloonist
- 热气球飞行员 · n
- ballooned
- 像气球般鼓起的 · adj
- balloonlike
- 气球般的 · adj
- hot-air balloon
- 热气球 · n
Learner notes
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