balloon

UK:  [bə'luːn]

US:  [bə'lun]

复数：balloons  现在分词：ballooning  过去式：ballooned  

n.

1.轻气球,气球;气罐

2.气囊

3.球形大玻璃瓶

4.烟火外壳

5.三角帆

6.短颈圆玻璃瓶

7.(漫画中人物的)讲话引线

8.【化学】球形大烧瓶

9.【建筑】球饰

10.【纺织;印染】气圈

adj.

1.气球状的

2.像气球的

3.轻泡的

4.(货物等)分量轻而体积大的

5.(分期付款)最后一笔大数目的

v.

1.使充气,使膨胀如气球

2.用[坐]气球上升

3.膨胀如气球

4.激增

5.〔美国〕(演员)忘记台词

6.迅速增长

1 . Everybody sitting in a basket, and I was on top of the balloon, ready to slide down with my skysurf board.
所有人都待在热气球的架子里，我则在热气球的顶端，准备从顶端用高空滑板上滑下。

2 . AP off of a giant balloon out of control, and a serious threat to flight safety in the air the other aircraft.
据新华社电一个巨大的气球失控升空，并严重威胁到空中其他飞行器的飞行安全。

3 . A lady came up to my door, with a balloon in her hand.
一位女士手里拿着球，来到我家门前

4 . So before men would go up in a balloon, they would first float (or send up) a trial balloon without any men in it to test the situation.
所以在人进入热气球之前，他们会把一个没有人的热气球用作实验来探测环境。

5 . It was earlier reported a 6-year-old boy was on board, but police on the scene where the balloon touched down say there was no one inside.
此前报道称，上面有一名6岁的儿童。但是，在气球着陆地点进行搜寻的警察称，气球上没有任何人。