bulge、swell、protrude、expand 1. 名词用法:“凸起;鼓包”(如 “a bulge in the wall”“a bulge of muscles”); 2. 动词用法:“凸起;膨胀”(如 “pockets bulge with money”“stomach bulge after eating”),侧重 “局部凸起”(如口袋、肚子); 3. swell:动 / 名 “肿胀;膨胀”(如 “swell with anger”“swell of the river”),侧重 “整体肿胀或数量增加”(如愤怒时的情绪、河水上涨),比 bulge 更侧重 “整体变化”; 4. protrude:动词 “突出;伸出”(如 “protrude from the wall”“protrude the tongue”),侧重 “向外伸出(如舌头、物体边缘)”,比 bulge 更侧重 “主动伸出”; 5. expand:动词 “扩大;膨胀”(如 “expand the business”“expand with heat”),侧重 “体积、规模的扩大”(如业务、受热膨胀),比 bulge 更侧重 “整体扩大”。
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高考
1、 After the war there was a bulge in the birth rate.
战后出生率一度激增。
来源:秒词邦搜集整理
2、 Only galaxies with a spherical bulge—like component appear to accommodate supermassive black holes.