Word · Frequency #23609
bulbous
球茎状的；球状的
核心释义
shaped like a bulb; round and swollen
- 1.
球茎状的；膨胀的。
Having the shape of or resembling a bulb, bloated.
- 2.
肥胖而圆滚的。
Overweight and round in shape.
- 3.
由球茎生长的；产生球茎的。
Growing from a bulb or producing bulbs.
由球茎生长的；球茎的；球茎状的；膨胀的。；肥胖而圆滚的。；由球茎生长的；产生球茎的。；球茎的
用法In use
The clown wore a bright red bulbous nose.
用法提示：bulbous 是形容词，作定语修饰 nose，表示“球茎状的、圆鼓鼓的”。
This plant stores water in its bulbous roots.
用法提示：bulbous 作定语修饰 roots，形容根部像球茎一样膨大。
The old bottle was bulbous at the bottom.
用法提示：bulbous 作表语，说明瓶底向外鼓出呈球状。
bulbous [noun]
作定语，形容外形呈球状或鳞茎状的物体。
The plant has bulbous roots.
这种植物有球茎状的根。
be bulbous
作表语，描述主语的外形特征。
The tip of the device is bulbous.
这个装置的顶端是球状的。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- bulbous nose
- 蒜头鼻；圆隆的鼻子
- He had a bulbous nose covered in red veins.他长着一个布满红血丝的蒜头鼻。
- bulbous plant
- 球根植物；由球茎生长的植物
- Tulips and daffodils are bulbous plants.郁金香和水仙是球根植物。
- bulbous shape
- 球状外形；圆鼓鼓的形状
- The vase has a bulbous shape and a narrow neck.这个花瓶呈球状外形，颈部很细。
- bulbous bow
- 球鼻艏（船首的水下球状突出部）
- A bulbous bow helps a ship cut through water more efficiently.球鼻艏有助于船舶更高效地破水前行。
- bulbous dome
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
回想 bulb（灯泡/鳞茎）：bulbous 就是像灯泡一样圆鼓鼓、向外凸起的形状。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：植物学描述、形态描写、医学检查记录 bulbous 多用于客观描述，比较常见于植物学（球茎的）和形态（球状的）说明场合，日常口语较少使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
No common English word rhymes with bulbous /ˈbʌlbəs/. Bulb and bulk share the initial stressed vowel /ʌ/ and spelling bul-, but neither continues with /bəs/. Bull is a spelling lookalike only, with /ʊ/, not /ʌ/. Famous, nervous, and gorgeous share only the unstressed suffix -ous /əs/; their stress patterns differ.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.