Englishئاساسىي لۇغەت
bubble
Universal Words
noun, verb
noun
1 a ball of air or gas in a liquid, or a ball of air inside a solid substance such as glass:
champagne bubbles * a bubble of oxygen * blowing bubbles into water through a straw
2 a round ball of liquid, containing air, produced by soap and water:
The children like to have bubbles in their bath.
3 a small amount of a feeling that sb wants to express:
a bubble of laughter / hope / enthusiasm
seealsoSPEECHBUBBLE
IDIOMS
the bubble bursts there is a sudden end to a good or lucky situation:
When the bubble finally burst, hundreds of people lost their jobs. * The optimistic bubble has now burst and economists agree the recession will continue.
moreatBURSTv.
verb [V]
1 to form bubbles:
The water in the pan was beginning to bubble. * Add the white wine and let it bubble up. * Cook until the cheese is golden and bubbling.
2 [usually +adv./prep.] to make a bubbling sound, especially when moving in the direction mentioned:
I could hear the soup bubbling away. * A stream came bubbling between the stones. * Mike's laugh bubbled down the line.
3 ~ (over) with sth to be full of a particular feeling:
She was bubbling over with excitement.
4 [+adv./prep.] (of a feeling) to be felt strongly by a person; to be present in a situation:
Laughter bubbled up inside him. * the anger that bubbled beneath the surface
