Word · Frequency #9928
bulge
凸出；突出
To stick out or protrude outward from a surface, often in a rounded shape.
- 1.
To stick out from a surface without breaking it.
从表面凸出而不破裂。
- 2.
(of a container, etc.) To have the surface stretched by something pushing out; to swell; to belly.
(指容器等)表面因内部物体挤压而鼓起；膨胀；凸出。
- 3.
swell or protrude outwards
鼓起或向外突出
- 4.
To bilge, as a ship; to founder.
(船等)底部破损漏水；沉没。
- 5.
bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge
鼓起；向外凸出,或因太满而显得鼓起
（容器等）鼓起；膨胀；（船）底破漏水；沉没；从表面凸出而不破裂。；(指容器等)表面因内部物体挤压而鼓起；膨胀；凸出。；鼓起或向外突出
In use
The man's muscles bulged as he lifted the heavy box.
Her pockets bulged with apples she had picked from the tree.
The wall began to bulge after the heavy rain soaked the bricks.
His stomach bulged after the huge meal
bulge out
out 强调向外凸出的方向。
The muscles in his arm bulged out.
他手臂上的肌肉鼓了出来。
bulge with sth
with 后接造成鼓起的内容；主语常是容器、口袋或身体部位。
Her pockets bulged with coins.
她的口袋因为装满了硬币而鼓了起来。
bulge out of sth
out of 后接表面或容纳物，表示某个局部从整体中凸出；与 bulge with 不同，它不强调内部充满。
Connections
Collocations
- bulge out
- 向外凸出；鼓起
- The walls bulged out after the heavy rain.大雨过后，墙壁向外鼓了起来。
- bulge with
- 因装满而鼓起；塞满
- Her backpack bulged with books.她的背包塞满了书，鼓鼓囊囊的。
- bulging eyes
- 凸出的眼睛；瞪大的眼睛
- The chameleon's bulging eyes moved independently.变色龙凸出的眼睛可以独立转动。
- bulging muscles
- 隆起的肌肉；鼓起的肌肉
- The bodybuilder's bulging muscles impressed the judges.健美运动员隆起的肌肉给评委留下了深刻印象。
Idioms & figurative uses
- bulge with
- 因装满某物而鼓起；塞满Her backpack bulged with books.她的背包塞满了书，鼓鼓囊囊的。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 bulge 记成“包（bul）被塞太满而鼓（ge）起”，像袋子表面凸出、胀起，但没有破。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：表面凸出、容器或袋子过满鼓起、船底破损进水 bulge 是中性常用动词，多用于描述物体表面局部向外凸出，或容器、袋子因太满而鼓起；船底破损导致漏水或沉没的用法较为专门，日常较少见。书面语和口语中都比较自然。
Grammar Note
可作及物或不及物动词，常与with连用表示因...而膨胀
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正押韵的词：indulge /ɪnˈdʌldʒ/ 和 divulge /daɪˈvʌldʒ/，它们与 bulge /bʌldʒ/ 都含 /ʌldʒ/。注意形近但音不同的词：bilge /bɪldʒ/ 元音是 /ɪ/；budge /bʌdʒ/ 没有 /l/；bulk /bʌlk/ 结尾是 /k/。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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