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bulb

UK/bʌlb/US
IELTSTOEFLGREA2

Definitions

n.

A rounded underground plant organ that stores food and produces new growth; a glass envelope enclosing a light source; any rounded swelling at the end of an object.

球茎,鳞茎;电灯泡;球状物

v.

To swell or take on a rounded, bulb-like shape.

膨胀成球状

Root Breakdown

Native English
bulbother
=bulb

Common Collocations

  • 1.light bulb灯泡
  • 2.flower bulb花球茎
  • 3.incandescent bulb白炽灯泡

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    I need to replace the light bulb in the kitchen lamp.

  • 2.

    Plant the flower bulbs in the fall for spring blooms.

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