| 词汇 | balloon |
| 释义 | balloon noun [ C ] uk/bəˈluːn/ us/bəˈluːn/ A2 气球 a small, thin rubber bag that you blow air into or fill with a light gas until it is round in shape, used for decoration, as a children's toy, or for other purposes such as medical treatment or scientific research We tied balloons and streamers to the ceiling ready for the party. 我们把气球和彩带系在顶棚上，晚会已布置妥当。 Angioplasty is a medical procedure in which a balloon is used to stretch open a narrow or blocked artery. See also: weather balloon (also hot-air balloon)热气球 a very large balloon that is filled with hot air or gas and can carry people in a basket (= open container ) hanging under it People first flew in a balloon in 1783. 人类于1783年首次乘热气球飞行。 (also speech balloon, thought balloon)（漫画中的）对话框，话泡泡 a round shape drawn next to the head of a character in a cartoon (= a story or joke told using drawings), in which the character's words or thoughts are written The words appear inside a cartoon-style balloon hovering above the figures. He produced many of the best-known images of American Pop Art, especially frames from comic books complete with speech balloons. You can edit the photos, for example by adding thought balloons. Compare: speech bubble
Idiom the balloon goes upidiom 形势变严峻；情况变糟 If the balloon goes up, a situation suddenly becomes very serious or unpleasant. The balloon went up last Friday when the scandal became public. 上周五丑闻公开以后，局面就变得一片混乱。 balloon verb [ I ] uk/bəˈluːn/ us/bəˈluːn/ (INCREASE) （在大小、重量或重要性上）激增 to quickly increase in size, weight, or importance Medical costs are likely to balloon for families as life spans increase. The rumours soon ballooned into a full-blown scandal. 这些传闻不久就完全演变成了一起丑闻。 像气球般膨胀 to get bigger and rounder, usually by filling with air The silk of the parachute ballooned above me.
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