belly out
collocation（船帆等）鼓起；膨胀
The sail bellied out in the strong wind.
船帆在强风中鼓起。
鼓起；凸出；膨胀
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鼓起；凸出；膨胀
to swell outward; bulge.
The sail bellied in the strong wind.
船帆在强风中鼓起来了。
多作不及物动词
使腹部就位；以腹部移动。
To position one’s belly; to move on one’s belly.
膨胀凸出；鼓起或翻涌。
To swell and become protuberant; to bulge or billow.
使鼓起；填满。
To cause to swell out; to fill.
belly
Base
原形
bellies
3rd person
第三人称单数
bellying
-ing
现在分词
bellied
Past
过去式
bellied
Past participle
过去分词
The curtain bellies in the breeze.
窗帘在微风中鼓起。
The sail bellied out in the strong wind.
船帆在强风中鼓得满满的。
The fabric is bellying outwards.
布料向外鼓起。
规则动词，过去式及过去分词为 bellied，现在分词为 bellying。
He bellied out his chest proudly.
他自豪地挺起胸膛。
The soldier bellied forward under the wire.
士兵在铁丝网下匍匐前进。
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（船帆等）鼓起；膨胀
The sail bellied out in the strong wind.
船帆在强风中鼓起。
趴下；伏地
The soldiers bellied down behind the low wall.
士兵们在矮墙后趴下。
倒闭；失败
Many small companies went belly up during the recession.
许多小公司在经济衰退期间倒闭了。
捧腹大笑；开怀大笑
His joke gave the whole room a belly laugh.
他的笑话让整个房间的人捧腹大笑。
强烈的热情；雄心斗志
You need a fire in the belly to reach your goals.
你需要有强烈的热情和斗志才能实现目标。
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肚子（belly）鼓起来就是belly（凸出、鼓起）；趴着用肚子移动也是belly。
语域：formal 常见场景：船帆、窗帘等被风鼓起时的书面描写、匍匐爬行的动作描写 作动词表示“鼓起、胀满”时，常用于文学或正式书面描述，如船帆或窗帘被风鼓起；口语中更常用 swell 或 bulge。表示“用腹部移动”的用法较少见，需要根据上下文判断。
及物：使鼓起；不及物：鼓起/匍匐前进。
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