English主要词典
bulge
Universal Words
verb, noun
verb [V]
1 ~ (with sth) (usually used in the progressive tenses) to be completely full (of sth):
Her pockets were bulging with presents. * a bulging briefcase
2 to stick out from sth in a round shape:
His eyes bulged. * South of Benghazi the coastline bulges out then in.
IDIOMS see SEAM
noun
1 a lump that sticks out from sth in a round shape:
the bulge of a gun in his pocket
2 (informal) fat on the body that sticks out in a round shape:
That skirt's too tight. It shows all your bulges.
3 a sudden temporary increase in the amount of sth:
After the war there was a bulge in the birth rate.
