bloat
/bləʊt/ (bre, ipa) · [blˈot] /bləʊt/ (ame, ipa) · [blˈot] /ˈblōt/ (ame, mw)
bloat — 動詞
- bloatpresent simple I / you / we / they
- bloatshe / she / it
- bloatedpast simple
- bloating-ing form
1. to increase in size by filling with air, liquid, or gas, often causing a tight o
膨脹；腫脹
因壓力而體積變大
to increase in size by filling with air, liquid, or gas, often causing a tight or uncomfortable feeling; or to make something larger in this way
Linh left the door out in the rain, and it bloated until it would not close.
Linh 把門留在雨中，門被水泡得膨脹到關不起來。
intransitive: object (wood) bloats from moisture
Eating too much salty food can bloat your stomach and make you feel heavy.
吃太多鹹的食物會讓你的胃脹氣，感覺很不舒服。
transitive: food bloats the stomach
The company's management team bloated from twelve people to over forty in just two years.
這家公司的管理團隊在短短兩年內從十二人膨脹到四十多人。
Jabari noticed the cardboard box had bloated after sitting in a puddle.
Jabari 發現紙箱泡在水裡後已經脹大了。
Ayesha warned that too many extra features would bloat the app and slow it down.
Ayesha 警告說，太多額外功能會讓應用程式變得臃腫，拖慢運行速度。
文法句型
bloat + object
something bloats
用法筆記
The verb can be applied to both physical objects (body, food, wood) and abstract things (organizations, budgets, software). The figurative sense is common in business and technology criticism.
常見錯誤
bloat — 形容詞
- bloatpositive
- bloatercomparative
- bloatestsuperlative
1. visibly larger than normal in an uncomfortable or unhealthy way, typically becau
腫脹的
體積增大且感到不舒適的
visibly larger than normal in an uncomfortable or unhealthy way, typically because of liquid, gas, or excessive eating
After the long flight, Diego's feet felt bloated and his shoes were too tight.
經過長途飛行後，Diego 的腳腫脹不已，鞋子變得太緊了。
predicative: feel bloated
The hospital serves bloated portions that nobody can finish.
這家醫院供應的份量膨脹得驚人，沒有人吃得完。
attributive: bloated + noun (portions)
Astrid's face looked bloated the morning after her allergy attack.
Astrid 的過敏發作後，第二天早上她的臉看起來浮腫。
The software has become bloated with features that only a handful of users ever open.
這套軟體塞滿了只有少數用戶會打開的功能，變得十分臃腫。
A bloated government bureaucracy meant that approvals took months instead of days.
臃腫的政府官僚體系意味著審批需要幾個月而非幾天。
文法句型
be bloated
a bloated + noun
用法筆記
The adjective 'bloated' is the past participle of the verb used to describe a state. It can refer to physical body sensations or to abstract things (organizations, systems) that have grown too large.
bloat — 名詞
1. a state in which something has become too large or has grown too much, especiall
臃腫
過度且不必要的擴張
a state in which something has become too large or has grown too much, especially in a wasteful or inefficient way
The senator promised to reduce government bloat by merging three redundant agencies.
參議員承諾合併三個冗餘機構，以減少政府部門的臃腫。
political context: government bloat
Feature bloat is a common problem in apps that try to do everything at once.
功能過度膨脹是試圖什麼都做的應用程式常見的問題。
technology context: feature bloat
Economists warned that the bloat in housing prices would eventually lead to a crash.
經濟學家警告，房價的過度膨脹最終會導致崩盤。
The new CEO promised to cut the bloat from the company's supply chain.
新任執行長承諾削減公司供應鏈中的臃腫部分。
Wei blamed the bloat of the university administration for the rise in tuition fees.
Wei 將學費上漲歸咎於大學行政體系的臃腫。
- overgrowth
more literal; physical excess rather than systemic
- oversupply
too much of something, but not necessarily size-related
- excess
broader term; any amount beyond what is needed
- efficiency
doing more with less; the opposite of wasteful growth
文法句型
[noun] bloat
bloat of [noun]
用法筆記
Almost always used in a critical context — the speaker considers the growth unnecessary. Common in compound-like phrases: 'government bloat', 'feature bloat', 'bureaucratic bloat'.
2. a painful and often life-threatening medical condition in cattle, sheep, and som
鼓脹症
動物消化系統積氣疾病
a painful and often life-threatening medical condition in cattle, sheep, and some dogs, in which gas builds up in the stomach and cannot escape naturally
The farmer lost three calves to bloat after they ate too much fresh clover.
這位農夫的三頭小牛因為吃了太多新鮮苜蓿而罹患鼓脹症死亡。
veterinary: cattle bloat from diet
Bao rushed his Great Dane to the emergency clinic when he noticed signs of bloat.
Bao 發現他的大丹犬出現鼓脹症的跡象後，緊急將牠送往獸醫院。
veterinary: dog bloat (GDV)
Veterinarians recommend feeding cattle hay before letting them graze on rich pasture to prevent bloat.
獸醫建議讓牛在茂盛草地上放牧前先吃些乾草，以預防鼓脹症。
Deep-chested dog breeds like German Shepherds are at higher risk for bloat.
胸腔較深的犬種（如德國牧羊犬）罹患鼓脹症的風險較高。
- GDV
medical abbreviation for the canine form; more precise than 'bloat'
- tympany
formal veterinary term for rumen bloat in cattle
- ruminal tympany
the full medical term for the cattle condition
文法句型
bloat in [animal]
[animal] has bloat
suffer from bloat
用法筆記
In dogs, the veterinary term is more precisely 'gastric dilatation-volvulus (GDV)', but owners and vets commonly refer to it simply as 'bloat'. It is a medical emergency.