| 词汇 | ballooned |
| 释义 | ballooned past simple and past participle ofballoon balloon verb[ I ] uk /bəˈluːn/ us /bəˈluːn/ balloonverb[I] (INCREASE)to quickly increase in size, weight, or importance: （在大小、重量或重要性上）激增 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。 to get bigger and rounder, usually by filling with air: 像气球般膨胀 The silk of the parachute ballooned above me. His love of food caused him to balloon to 28 stone. He warned that the deficit may continue to balloon. The school opened last year and quickly ballooned from fewer than 100 students to over 400. This convenient inflatable pillow balloons in just a few breaths. Enlarging and inflating augmentation balloon bloat broaden build (someone/something) up bulk expand explosively flare fluff something up implacably inflatable inflation lengthen puff puffed pump someone up reinflate reinflation scale something up You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Increasing and intensifying Becoming bigger balloonverb[I] (FLY)to travel using a hot-air balloon: He planned to become the first person to balloon over the North Pole. Related words ballooning balloonist Air travel: balloons & parachutes aeronaut aerostat airship balloon ballooning barrage balloon blimp canopy chute dirigible hot-air balloon parachute ripcord weather balloon wingsuit Zeppelin Examples of balloonedballooned In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The number of capital statutes ballooned in the eighteenth century to over 200. The associated peso obligations ballooned followed the devaluation. When a serious problem arose, the number of petitions must have ballooned to a staggering degree. In recent years, interest in intelligent agents has ballooned. It then examines the reform process, beginning in the mid 1980s when spending on industrial promotion ballooned out of control and continuing to the late 1990s. And now that pulmonary arterial stenoses can be ballooned or stented in the catheterization laboratory,9 the risk attributable to architectural problems has also been ameliorated. By 1996–97, it had ballooned to an alarming £1,477 million. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One reason why non-traditional housing ballooned was that it was a way to build homes without using skilled manpower. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The number of applicants waiting ballooned until reality eventually dawned. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Such a matter is almost inevitably ballooned out of all proportion. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is covered with a ballooned fabric—the street "garage". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have already heard that redress payments to dissatisfied clients have ballooned to more than £4 million in 1999, settling down to an average of £3 million or £2.5 millior ever since. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I accept that the total waiting list figure, having ballooned from 8,391 two years ago to more than 11,500, has come down to 9,961; but that is still unacceptably high. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The lead was twelve points at halftime, but ballooned to 31 by the end of the game. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Better left alone, it yields a ballooned return catch to the bowler or to close-in fielders. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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