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单词 billow
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billow
verb[I]
uk
/ˈbɪl.əʊ/us
/ˈbɪl.oʊ/
tospreadover alargearea, or (especiallyof things made ofcloth) tobecomefilledwithairandappearto belarger:
波浪般起伏，汹涌向前；（尤指布制品因充气）鼓起
Smokebillowed(out)from theburningbuilding.滚滚浓烟不断从着火的大楼里涌出。
Thesheets/shirtshangingon thelinebillowed in thebreeze.挂在绳子上的床单／衬衫在微风中飘动。
Wewatchedtheboatswiththeirbillowingsails.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
  • diffuse
  • dispersion
  • encroach on/uponsomething
  • fan out
  • go around
  • go round
  • go/do the roundsidiom
  • radial
  • smudging
  • smudgy
  • spatter
  • spattered
  • splay
  • sprinkle
  • sweep
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billow
noun[Cusually plural]
uk
/ˈbɪl.əʊ/us
/ˈbɪl.oʊ/
alarge,movingmassof something, such assmokeorcloud, thatspreadsover alargearea:
billowsofsmoke
Sophiesteppedinto theshowerthrough a billow ofsteam.
literary
alargewave:
They weresweptby the billows of thatsavagesea.
Thewindrushesover therollingbillows, and no ferryboat cancrossin suchweather.
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  • Thewindreallyblew,whippinguphugebillows ofdustandsand.
  • Iflewup and came out on abeautifulclearworldwithblueskyand billows ofcloudsjust under me.
  • People werewhiskedaway asblackbillows ofsmokeroseoverhead.
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Precipitation: clouds, dew, fog & steam
  • brume
  • chemtrail
  • cirrocumulus
  • cirrus
  • condensate
  • contrail
  • cumulonimbus
  • dewy
  • foggy
  • haze
  • haze over
  • lowering
  • mist
  • moisture
  • nimbostratus
  • nimbus
  • overcast
  • pea-souper
  • steaming
  • whiteout
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(Definition ofbillowfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
billow
verb[I]
uk
/ˈbɪl.əʊ/us
/ˈbɪl.oʊ/
tospreadover alargearea, or (especiallyof things made ofcloth) tobecomefilledwithairandappearto belarger
波浪般起伏，汹涌向前；（尤指布制品因充气）鼓起
Smokebillowed(out)from theburningbuilding.滚滚浓烟不断从着火的大楼里涌出。
Thesheets/shirtshangingon thelinebillowed in thebreeze.挂在绳子上的床单／衬衫在微风中飘动。
Wewatchedtheboatswiththeirbillowingsails.我们看着那些小船鼓起风帆。

billow| American Dictionary

billow
verb[I]
us
/ˈbɪl·oʊ/
tospreadover alargearea, or (esp. ofitemsmade ofcloth) tobecomefilledwithairandappearto belarger:
Thebuildingisdrapedinblueplasticsheetingthatflapsand billows like asail.
billow
noun[Cusually pl]
us
/ˈbɪl·oʊ/
alargewaveor anylarge,swellingmass:
billows ofsmoke
(Definition ofbillowfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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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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