bulge
/bʌldʒ; bʌldʒ/ n
1 rounded swelling; outward curve 鼓起; 凸出
What's that bulge in your pocket? 你口袋里鼓鼓囊囊的是什麽?
2 (infml 口) temporary increase in quantity 暂时增多
a population bulge 人口膨胀
After the war there was a bulge in the birth-rate. 战後出生率激增. bulge, v [I, Ipr, Ip]
~ (out) (with sth) form a bulge
swell outwards 鼓起; 凸起; 膨胀
I can't eat any more. My stomach's bulging. 我一点儿也吃不下了, 肚子都鼓起来了.
pockets bulging with apples 装著苹果而鼓起来的口袋.