音标:['bilәu] ; 柯林斯词典等级:1 级;
n. 巨浪
vi. 象巨浪般汹涌, 象巨浪般波动
vt. 使翻腾
n. a large sea wave
v. rise up as if in waves
v. move with great difficulty
v. rise and move, as in waves or billows
词型变化:现在分词 : billowing ; 过去式 : billowed ; 名词复数形式 : billows ; 第三人称单数 : billows ; 过去分词 : billowed
考试类型:[GRE]
词性分布:
动词93%
名词7%

billow的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. The billow of the atlantic dash high on the rock during a storm.暴风雨时,大西洋的巨浪冲撞岩石掀得很高很高。
  2. Billows of flame swept through the forest.熊熊烈火席卷森林。
用作动词(v.)
  1. The wind blew hard and the sea was billowing.疾风劲吹,海浪汹涌。
  2. A door shuts with a bang and curtains billow into the room.房门砰地一声关上了,窗帘被风翻卷着吹向屋内。

常见句型

用作名词(n.)
  1. The billows ran high.波涛汹涌。
  2. Billows of smoke were belching from the chimney.滚滚浓烟从烟囱中冒出。
  3. The ship was tossed by the ocean billow.海轮在大洋巨浪上颠簸。
用作动词(v.)
用作不及物动词S+~(+A)
  1. The wind blew hard and the sea was billowing.风吹得很紧,海上巨浪翻滚着。
  2. The wind made the lake water billow onto the beach.大风吹得湖水汹涌地扑向海滩。
  3. The sheets on the line billow in the wind.挂在绳上的床单在风中像波浪一样飘动。
  4. The flames billowed over the prairie.大火像波涛一样席卷了原野。
  5. The smoke billowed from the burning house.浓烟从烈焰飞腾的房子里滚滚喷出。
  6. Hundreds of red flags billowed in the breeze.几百面红旗在微风中飘扬。
用作及物动词S+~+ n./pron.
  1. A gust of wind billowed the sleeves and skirts of women's dresses.一股劲风把妇女们的衣袖和裙子吹得像波浪一样翻动。
  2. A field of burning grass billowed thick black clouds of smoke into the sky.一块燃烧着的草地冒起黑色浓烟,滚滚升上天际。

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)
~+介词
  • a great billow of smoke一股浓烟
  • the billow of the Pacific太平洋的巨浪
用作动词 (v.)
~+名词
  • billow the black clouds of smoke黑烟翻滚
  • billow sleeves袖子飞舞
~+副词
  • billow glitteringly闪亮飘舞
  • billow restlessly不停地飘动
  • billow softly轻轻地飘动
~+介词
  • billow in在…中飘动
  • billow into往…里翻滚
  • billow onto向…扑去
  • billow over席卷了…

经典引文

  • When his waters billow thus, Dark storms and wind Incite them.

    出自:H. Vaughan
  • Their skirts billowing out wide into tents.

    出自:T. Roethke
  • Black smoke billowing into the night sky.

    出自:A. MacLean
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