billow
/ˈbɪləʊ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈbɪləʊ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈbi-(ˌ)lō/ (ame, mw) · /ˈbɪl.əʊ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈbɪl.oʊ/ (ame, ipa)
billow — 動詞
- billowpresent simple I / you / we / they
- billowshe / she / it
- billowedpast simple
- billowing-ing form
1. to swell outward and move with a rolling, wave-like motion — used especially of
鼓脹；翻湧
煙霧翻湧或布料被風鼓起
to swell outward and move with a rolling, wave-like motion — used especially of smoke, steam, clouds, dust, or fabric caught by wind
Smoke billowed from the kitchen window after Emeka forgot the pan on the stove.
Emeka 忘了爐子上的鍋，濃煙從廚房窗戶翻湧而出。
smoke + billow from — rising in clouds from a source
A sharp wind filled the tent and made the canvas sides billow loudly.
一陣強風灌進帳篷，帆布篷壁被吹得啪啪鼓脹。
fabric + billow — cloth swelling outward with wind
The old curtains billowed into the room as Aunt Mei pushed open the window.
梅阿姨推開窗戶，白色窗簾翻湧著飄進房裡。
Dust billowed up around the truck as it sped along the dry dirt track.
卡車沿著乾燥的泥土路疾駛，塵土在四周翻湧飛揚。
Steam billowed from the hot spring, hiding the far side of the pool.
溫泉冒出團團蒸氣，遮蔽了池子的另一邊。
文法句型
smoke/steam/dust + billow + from/out of/into
fabric + billow + in the wind
用法筆記
Subject is usually smoke, steam, cloud, dust, or fabric. The verb is almost always intransitive. Often followed by a preposition showing direction: from, out of, across, into, or up.
常見錯誤
billow — 名詞
- billowsingular
- billowsplural
1. a large, swelling mass of smoke, dust, steam, or flame that rolls and spreads th
滾滾煙霧
翻湧移動的大片煙霧或灰塵
a large, swelling mass of smoke, dust, steam, or flame that rolls and spreads through the air
A thick billow of black smoke poured from the factory chimney.
一股滾滾黑煙從工廠煙囪裡湧出。
a billow of + substance — describing a rolling mass
The Watanabe family watched billows of steam rise from the waterfall into the cold air.
渡邊一家看著滾滾蒸氣從瀑布升起，飄進冷空氣中。
billows of (plural) — large volumes spreading
An enormous billow of dust swept across the field during the storm.
暴風雨中，滾滾塵土掃過整片田野。
Flames sent up billows of grey smoke that could be seen for miles.
火焰升起滾滾灰煙，好幾英里外都看得見。
A billow of flour dust hit Santiago in the face as he opened the oven.
Santiago 打開烤箱時，滾滾麵粉煙塵撲到他臉上。
- wisp
a thin, faint strand of smoke or cloud rather than a large swelling mass
文法句型
a billow of + substance
billows of + substance
用法筆記
Typically followed by 'of' to name the substance (billow of smoke, billow of dust). Usually plural when describing a continuous outpouring. Distinguish from noun/2: this sense refers to airborne substances, not sea waves.
常見錯誤
2. a towering ocean wave; a great swell of the sea — used especially in literary or
巨浪；波濤
海上的巨大波浪，多用於文學
a towering ocean wave; a great swell of the sea — used especially in literary or poetic writing
The old fisherman squinted at the dark billows rolling in from the east.
老漁夫瞇眼望著從東方翻湧而來的黑色巨浪。
plural 'billows' — literary register for ocean waves
Billows crashed against the sea wall, sending spray high over the road.
巨浪猛烈撞擊海堤，水花高高濺過路面。
The wooden boat rose and fell with each billow that passed beneath it.
木船隨著底下每一道湧過的波濤起起伏伏。
A sudden billow lifted the raft and threw Yuki into the cold water.
一道突如其來的巨浪把木筏抬起，將 Yuki 拋進冰冷的海水。
Thunder rumbled in the distance as billows churned the surface of the bay.
遠處雷聲隆隆，波濤在海灣水面翻攪不停。
用法筆記
This sense is literary and somewhat old-fashioned. In everyday English, 'wave' or 'swell' is far more common. Usually found in the plural form (the billows) and often paired with descriptive adjectives such as dark, angry, or great.