Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #5570
bubble
气泡；泡；空心球
核心释义
A small hollow sphere, usually of gas, inside a liquid or solid, such as the bubbles in soapy water or in the tube of a spirit level; any similar round hollow shape.
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A spherically contained volume of air or other gas in a liquid, commonly a soapy liquid.
- 2.
气泡
a hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide)
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A small spherical cavity in a solid material.
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投机方案,依赖不可控的不稳定因素
a speculative scheme that depends on unstable factors that the planner cannot control
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Anything resembling a hollow sphere.
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不切实际的虚幻想法
an impracticable and illusory idea
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Anything lacking firmness or solidity; a cheat or fraud; an empty project.
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A period of intense speculation in a market, causing prices to rise quickly to irrational levels as the metaphorical bubble expands, and then fall even more quickly as the bubble bursts.
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The emotional or physical atmosphere in which a subject is immersed; especially, a homogeneous atmosphere in which subjects are spared exposure to culture or ideas different from their own.
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An officer's station in a prison dormitory, affording views on all sides.
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A small, hollow, floating bead or globe, formerly used for testing the strength of spirits.
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The globule of air in the chamber of a spirit level.
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In a poker tournament, the point before which eliminated players receive no prize money and after which they do; the situation where all remaining players are guaranteed prize money (in this case, the players are said to have made the bubble); the situation where all remaining players will be guaranteed prize money after some small number of players are eliminated (in this case, the players are said to be on the bubble).
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晋级或受邀参赛与淘汰之间的分界线
The cutoff point between qualifying, advancing or being invited to a tournament, or having one's competition end.
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A quarantine environment containing multiple people or facilities isolated from the rest of society.
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The people who are in this quarantine.
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一端有球形装置的专用玻璃管
A specialized glass pipe having a sphere-shaped apparatus at one end.
经济泡沫；投机泡沫；泡影；空想；骗局；封闭的环境；小圈子；监舍岗亭；（旧时测酒精度用的）空心浮珠
用法In use
The child blew a bubble and watched it float away.
用法提示：这里的“bubble”指的是孩子吹出的气泡。
There was a bubble in my soda that tickled my nose.
用法提示：这里的“bubble”指的是汽水中的气泡。
She noticed a bubble forming in the paint on the wall.
用法提示：这里的“bubble”指的是墙上油漆中的气泡。
a real estate bubble
he didn't want to burst the newcomer's bubble
a bubble of [substance]
表示物质构成的气泡。
She blew a bubble of gum.
她吹了一个泡泡糖泡。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- bubble burst
- 泡沫破裂
- The dot-com bubble burst in the early 2000s.互联网泡沫在21世纪初破裂。
- bubble economy
- 泡沫经济
- The country experienced a severe recession after the bubble economy collapsed.这个国家在泡沫经济崩溃后经历了严重的衰退。
- soap bubble
- 肥皂泡
- Children love to blow soap bubbles in the park.孩子们喜欢在公园里吹肥皂泡。
- bubble bath
- 泡泡浴
- She added some oil to her bubble bath for a relaxing evening.她在泡泡浴里加了些精油，度过了一个放松的夜晚。
- burst the bubble
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象肥皂泡（bubble）光滑易破，比喻不切实际的幻想或投机泡沫。
语境与语域Context & Register
“气泡”这一含义通常用于日常对话或科学描述，语域中性，比较常见于日常生活和科学语境中。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All these words rhyme with 'bubble' (stressed vowel /ʌ/ followed by /bəl/). Note that words like 'pebble' (/ˈpɛb.əl/) or 'noble' (/ˈnoʊb.əl/) look similar but have different vowels.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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