bubble
英 ['bʌb(ə)l]
美['bʌbl]
- n. 气泡，泡沫，泡状物；透明圆形罩，圆形顶
- vi. 沸腾，冒泡；发出气泡声
- vt. 使冒泡；滔滔不绝地说
英英释意
- 1. a hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide)
- 2. a speculative scheme that depends on unstable factors that the planner cannot control;
- "his proposal was nothing but a house of cards"
- "a real estate bubble"
- 3. an impracticable and illusory idea;
- "he didn't want to burst the newcomer's bubble"
- 4. a dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic