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词汇 billow
释义 billow
verb[ I ]
uk /ˈbɪl.əʊ/ us /ˈbɪl.oʊ/
to spread over a large area, or (especially of things made of cloth) to become filled with air and appear to be larger: 波浪般起伏,汹涌向前;(尤指布制品因充气)鼓起
Smoke billowed (out) from the burning building.滚滚浓烟不断从着火的大楼里涌出。
The sheets/shirts hanging on the line billowed in the breeze.挂在绳子上的床单/衬衫在微风中飘动。
We watched the boats with their billowing sails.我们看着那些小船鼓起风帆。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Spreading and scattering
all over the placeidiom
bedaub
bell
bestrew
circulate
dispersion
disseminate
dotted around
dredge
dusting
encroach on/upon something
fan out
rambling
scatteringly
slap something on
slather
smear
smudge
smudgily
sprinkle

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Becoming bigger
billow
noun[ Cusually plural ]
uk /ˈbɪl.əʊ/ us /ˈbɪl.oʊ/
a large, moving mass of something, such as smoke or cloud, that spreads over a large area:
billows of smoke
Sophie stepped into the shower through a billow of steam.
literary
a large wave:
They were swept by the billows of that savage sea.
The wind rushes over the rolling billows, and no ferryboat can cross in such weather.
The wind really blew, whipping up huge billows of dust and sand.
I flew up and came out on a beautiful clear world with blue sky and billows of clouds just under me.
People were whisked away as black billows of smoke rose overhead.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Precipitation: clouds, dew, fog & steam
brume
chemtrail
cirrus
cloudily
cloudlessly
condensate
cumulonimbus
haze
haze over
lowering
misty
moisture
nimbus
overcast
pall
Scotch mist
steamily
sub-visible
vapour trail
vog

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Seas & oceans

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billow
verb[ I ]
us/ˈbɪl·oʊ/
to spread over a large area, or (esp. of items made of cloth) to become filled with air and appear to be larger:
The building is draped in blue plastic sheeting that flaps and billows like a sail.
billow
noun[ Cusually pl ]
us/ˈbɪl·oʊ/
a large wave or any large, swelling mass:
billows of smoke

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Amateur video purported the scene to have black smoke billowing into the sky, visible throughout the city.
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They favor fluttering robes, draped gowns, and billowing trousers.
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The stage was filled with steam billowing out of controlled machines.
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He is known for his sense of silhouette, pairing highwaisted skinny pants with a voluminous blouson, or a tightly cut wool jumpsuit with billowing sleeves.
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On the horizon is a steam train with a plume of white smoke billowing away from it.
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The grains end up as level sheets of sand or are piled high in billowing sand dunes.
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Videos on the internet showed dozens of rebels dressed in army fatigues celebrating with smoke billowing from the base behind them.
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He is wreathed in the folds of a large cloak which billows in the wind.
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Smoke billowed from the building after the raid, witnesses said.
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My dress was billowing and had long pink sleeves.
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The boy's enthusiasm and energy is evident in his forward-thrusting pose and billowing clothes.
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Ten days of life is all that is left for someone who has smoke billowing out of his head.
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The weather was hot and enormous clouds of dust billowed over the march.
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Smoke billowed in the background and road flares flickered brightly.
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Inflation occurs through several strategies: pumps, ram-air, billowing, and suction.
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