bulk
- n.(大)体积;大(量);大部分;大宗，大批（买卖）;主体;巨大的体重(或重量、形状、身体等)
- vi.（重要性等）增加;增大;是……的主要（最重要）部分;扩展;体积等）;胀大;（使）形成大块，聚成大量;变得巨大（重要）;毛估（重量;用眼力估计
- adj.（货物）大批的，大量的
复数： bulks 过去式： bulked 现在分词： bulking 过去分词： bulked 第三人称单数： bulks
bulknoun
主体；大部分
the main part of sth; most of sth
The bulk of the population lives in cities.
大多数人口居住在城市里。
（大）体积；大（量）
the (large) size or quantity of sth
Despite its bulk and weight, the car is extremely fast.
尽管这辆车大而且重，速度却非常快。
a bulk order (= one for a large number of similar items)
一份大批量的订单
bulk buying (= buying in large amounts, often at a reduced price)
（常指以低价）大量购买
It's cheaper to buy in bulk .
大批购买便宜些。
巨大的体重（或重量、形状、身体等）
the weight or shape of sb/sth large
She heaved her bulk out of the chair.
她挪动庞大的躯体，费力地从椅子里站起来。
verb
to be the most important part of sth
使某物加大（或加厚、加重）
to make sth bigger, thicker or heavier
bulk
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N-SING （大）体积；（大）量
You can refer to something's bulk when you want to emphasize that it is very large.The truck pulled out of the lot, its bulk unnerving against the dawn.
卡车从空地上开出来，庞大的车身小心翼翼地避让着草坪。
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N-SING 庞大的身躯；巨大的体重；肥硕的体形
You can refer to a large person's body or to their weight or size as their bulk .Bannol lowered his bulk carefully into the chair...
班诺尔小心翼翼地将肥硕的身躯落座到椅子上。
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QUANT 主体；大部分
The bulk of something is most of it.The bulk of the text is essentially a review of these original documents...
文章的主要部分基本是对这些原始文件的回顾。
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N-UNCOUNT 大宗，大批（买卖）
If you buy or sell something in bulk, you buy or sell it in large quantities.Buying in bulk is more economical than shopping for small quantities.
批量采购要比零买实惠很多。
noun
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- the property possessed by a large mass
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- the property of something that is great in magnitude
- it is cheaper to buy it in bulk
- he received a mass of correspondence
- the volume of exports
- Synonym: mass volume
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- the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts;the main part
- the majority of his customers prefer it
- the bulk of the work is finished
- Synonym: majority
verb
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- cause to bulge or swell outwards
- Synonym: bulge
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- stick out or up
- The parcel bulked in the sack
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Sloping walls on the bulk of the building create an optical illusion .
大楼主体的斜墙给人造成一种视错觉。
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Most of their bulk is hidden below the water .
他们的主体都隐藏在水下。
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The great bulk of the building reared up against the night sky .
夜幕下，巨大的高楼显得阴森森的。
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It 's cheaper to buy in bulk .
大批购买便宜些。
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She heaved her bulk out of the chair .
她挪动庞大的躯体，费力地从椅子里站起来。
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The bulk of the book concerns Sandy 's two middle-aged children
书中主要描写桑迪的两个已到中年的孩子。
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The bulk of the text is essentially a review of these original documents
文章的主要部分基本是对这些原始文件的回顾。
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Buying in bulk is more economical than shopping for small quantities .
批量采购要比零买实惠很多。
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The vast bulk of imports and exports are carried by sea .
大部分的进出口货物都是通过海路运输的。
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Heterosexual contact is responsible for the bulk of HIV transmission .
艾滋病病毒大半是经异性性接触传播的。
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Despite his bulk he moved lightly on his feet .
尽管他身形庞大，移动起来还是很灵巧。
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He moved his menacing bulk closer to the table
他把自己骇人的庞大身躯向桌子挪近了些。
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Use extra vegetables to bulk up the omelette
再加些蔬菜使煎蛋看上去量更大。
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The truck pulled out of the lot , its bulk unnerving against the dawn .
卡车从空地上开出来，庞大的车身小心翼翼地避让着草坪。
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She fought at the bulk that pinned her .
她与压着她的大块头进行了搏斗。
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Holyfield has bulked up to 210 pounds using weights .
霍利菲尔德体重增到了210磅。
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Shopkeepers buy them in bulk and resell them for £ 150 each
店主们先大量购进，然后再以150英镑的单价将它们转卖出去。
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There 's a popular supposition that we 're publicly funded but the bulk of our money comes from competitive contracts
人们普遍认为我们是受公共基金的资助，然而我们大部分资金是通过签订竞争性合同得来的。
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Bannol lowered his bulk carefully into the chair
班诺尔小心翼翼地将肥硕的身躯落座到椅子上。
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Great bulk does not always mean great weight .
体积大并不总是意味着分量重。
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It was a document of surprising bulk .
这是一份篇幅惊人的文件。
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Things are usually cheaper if you buy them in bulk .
如果你整批买这些东西的话是较便宜的。
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The bulk of the evidence points to him as her killer .
大量证据证明是他杀死她的。
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The baby needs more bulk in his diet .
这个婴儿的饮食中需要添点儿纤维素。
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The bulk of the population concentrates in the cities .
大部分人口集中在城市里。
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Julie 's father owned a business that dealt in bulk orders .
朱莉的父亲拥有自己的生意，专门从事大宗订货。
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He bought rice in bulk .
他购买了大量稻米。
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The elephant lowered its great bulk .
大象蹲下了它那庞大的身躯。
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The bulk of the funds are supplied by some of america 's largest and most powerful corporations .
大部分资金是由美国一些最大和最有实力的公司提供的。
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The vast bulk of the research shows that there may be a pause , or a shifting of gears in the 40s or 50s , but this shift " can be exciting , rather than terrifying " .
大部分实验表明人在四五十岁时可能会有一个暂停，或者换挡，但是这种转换将“会让人感到兴奋而并非恐惧”。
主要指尺码、规模、面积、身材等的大小，也指数量、数额等的多少。
What size shoe do you wear?
你穿几号鞋？
This apartment is roughly 300 square feet in size.
这套公寓的面积大约有300平方英尺。
We decreased the size of the group from 15 to 5.
我们把小组的人数从15人减少到5人。
不用于准确的度量，只表示相当大的体积或数量。
Great bulk does not always mean great weight.
体积大并不总是意味着分量重。
It was a document of surprising bulk.
这是一份篇幅惊人的文件。
指物体的面积、容积、规模等，通常用复数。
What are the dimensions of this room?
这房间的面积是多大?
Width is a linear dimension, too.
宽度也是一种线性尺寸。
My parents have bought a house of generous dimensions.
我的父母买了一所宽敞的房屋。
指某物的体积或某容器的容积或容量，也可指生产、贸易、销售等的数量或数额。
When the air becomes hot, its volume increases rapidly.
空气变热时，其体积便迅速膨胀。
The volume of this box is 180 cubic feet.
这个箱子的容积为180立方英尺。
The volume of business with Brazil has increased.
与巴西的贸易额增加了。
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