bubbles
/ˈbʌb.əl/ (bre, ipa) · [bˈʌbəlz] /ˈbʌb.əl/ (ame, ipa) · [bˈʌbəlz] /ˈbə-bəl How to pronounce bubble (audio)/ (ame, mw)
bubbles — 名詞
1. small round pockets of air or gas that appear in liquid or in a thin soap film
氣泡
液體或薄膜裡的小圓泡
small round pockets of air or gas that appear in liquid or in a thin soap film
Tiny bubbles clung to the glass after Mina poured the lemonade.
Mina 倒了檸檬水後，杯壁黏著細小氣泡。
bubbles cling to a surface in liquid
Warm bath bubbles covered Leo's shoulders after he turned on the jets.
Leo 打開水柱後，溫熱的浴缸氣泡蓋住了肩膀。
The fish tank released silver bubbles all along the back wall.
魚缸沿著後壁不斷冒出銀色氣泡。
Soap bubbles drifted over the yard while the children chased them.
肥皂氣泡飄過院子時，孩子們一路追著跑。
文法句型
bubbles in + liquid
soap bubbles
bubbles cling to + surface
用法筆記
Use this sense for the visible round pockets in drinks, bath water, fish tanks, or soap mixtures.
2. the activity of blowing soap liquid to make floating bubbles, especially for chi
吹泡泡
吹肥皂水讓泡泡飄起的活動
the activity of blowing soap liquid to make floating bubbles, especially for children to play with
After lunch, the twins begged for bubbles beside the park pond.
午餐後，雙胞胎吵著要在公園池塘邊吹泡泡。
informal activity noun: have bubbles
Summer camp always ended with bubbles and chalk on the playground.
夏令營總會用吹泡泡和粉筆畫來替活動收尾。
The nursery teacher set out trays for bubbles before the rain arrived.
雨到之前，托兒所老師先擺好了吹泡泡的盤子。
Bubbles kept the toddlers busy while their parents packed the picnic.
吹泡泡讓幼兒們忙個不停，家長就能收拾野餐用品。
文法句型
do bubbles
have bubbles
bubbles in the park
用法筆記
This informal sense names the pastime itself, not the round air pockets in liquid.
3. periods when prices or business activity rise too fast on unrealistic hopes and
經濟泡沫
短暫暴漲後常會崩跌的繁榮
periods when prices or business activity rise too fast on unrealistic hopes and then often collapse
Cheap loans helped fuel the housing bubbles in several fast-growing cities.
便宜貸款助長了幾座快速成長城市的房市經濟泡沫。
economic pattern: housing bubbles
Investors ignored warning signs until the tech bubbles finally burst.
投資人一路忽視警訊，直到科技經濟泡沫終於破裂。
bubbles burst after speculation
Newspapers compared the coin craze to earlier bubbles in the stock market.
報紙把這波虛擬幣熱潮比作股市裡較早的經濟泡沫。
Loose credit can create bubbles that leave ordinary buyers in debt.
寬鬆信貸可能製造經濟泡沫，讓一般買家最後背上債務。
文法句型
housing bubbles
tech bubbles
bubbles burst
用法筆記
Common in economics and finance, especially when people warn that rising prices are not based on real long-term value.
4. closed social or online spaces where people mainly meet familiar opinions and li
同溫層
只接觸同類觀點的封閉環境
closed social or online spaces where people mainly meet familiar opinions and little that challenges them
Online bubbles can make extreme views seem normal after a few weeks.
網路同溫層可能在幾週內就讓極端觀點看起來很正常。
online bubbles shape what people hear
Students in political bubbles rarely hear why their classmates disagree.
待在政治同溫層裡的學生很少聽見同學為何不同意。
Family bubbles of opinion grew tighter once everyone followed different news channels.
大家各自追不同新聞頻道後，家人之間的意見同溫層更緊了。
Travel broke her social bubbles and changed how she judged strangers.
旅行打破了她原本的社交同溫層，也改變了她看陌生人的方式。
文法句型
online bubbles
social bubbles
political bubbles
用法筆記
This sense often appears in discussions of media, politics, and social networks. Distinguish it from noun/5, which is a controlled contact group for health protection.
5. small fixed groups whose members stay mostly with one another to reduce the spre
防疫泡泡
為防疫而固定接觸的小群體
small fixed groups whose members stay mostly with one another to reduce the spread of disease
During the outbreak, nurses worked in bubbles to limit cross-infection.
疫情期間，護理師們以防疫泡泡方式分組工作來降低交叉感染。
work in bubbles to reduce infection
The school kept each class in bubbles during the winter flu wave.
冬季流感流行時，學校讓每個班級維持各自的防疫泡泡。
Festival organizers used bubbles so dancers could rehearse without mixing widely.
活動主辦方採用防疫泡泡安排，好讓舞者排練時不必大範圍混在一起。
Players ate in separate bubbles before the tournament began.
比賽開始前，球員們在各自分開的防疫泡泡裡用餐。
文法句型
work in bubbles
keep classes in bubbles
stay in separate bubbles
用法筆記
This sense became common in health and event planning during disease outbreaks. Distinguish it from noun/4, which is about limited viewpoints rather than limited contact.
6. ideas, claims, or plans that sound attractive but have little substance or real
泡影；空想
看似可行其實站不住腳的想法
ideas, claims, or plans that sound attractive but have little substance or real chance of success
The sales pitch was all bubbles and no workable plan.
那套銷售說詞全是泡影，根本沒有能執行的方案。
figurative: all bubbles and no substance
Years later, the invention proved to be bubbles rather than a business.
幾年後，那項發明證明只是泡影，成不了真正的生意。
Marta's uncle called the rumor bubbles and refused to invest a dollar.
Marta 的舅舅說那個傳聞只是空想，因此一塊錢也不投。
The mayor dismissed the tunnel project as bubbles before the vote.
市長在表決前就把那條隧道計畫斥為泡影。
文法句型
all bubbles
prove to be bubbles
用法筆記
A rare figurative use for something empty, deceptive, or unrealistic.
7. clear rounded covers or structures shaped like half a ball
透明圓罩
半球形的透明罩體或建築
clear rounded covers or structures shaped like half a ball
Clear bubbles covered the seedlings during the cold spring nights.
寒冷的春夜裡，透明圓罩蓋住了那些幼苗。
protective clear domes
Two plastic bubbles protected the robots while visitors walked around them.
兩個塑膠透明圓罩保護著機器人，讓參觀者能在外面繞著看。
The resort built winter dining bubbles beside the frozen lake.
那間度假村在結冰的湖邊搭了冬季用餐透明圓罩。
Gardeners moved the tomato bubbles indoors before the first frost.
園丁們在初霜來臨前把番茄透明圓罩搬進室內。
文法句型
plastic bubbles
dining bubbles
bubbles cover + object
用法筆記
Used for transparent coverings or rooms, often temporary ones.
bubbles — 動詞
- bubblespresent simple I / you / we / they
- bubbleses3rd person singular
- bubblesing-ing form
- bubblesedpast simple
1. to make bubbles, or to cause liquid or another substance to do this
冒泡
產生泡泡或讓液體起泡
to make bubbles, or to cause liquid or another substance to do this
Soup bubbles at the edges when the heat is a little too high.
火開得有點太大時，湯會沿著邊緣冒泡。
intransitive: liquid bubbles
The machine bubbles air through the tank before each test.
那台機器會先讓空氣穿過水槽冒泡，再進行每次測試。
transitive: bubble air through + container
Fresh paint bubbles if damp wood sits in the sun all day.
潮濕木板整天曬太陽的話，新漆就會冒泡。
The spa jet bubbles the water around Mara's tired ankles.
水療噴嘴讓 Mara 疲累的腳踝周圍的水不停冒泡。
文法句型
liquid bubbles
bubble + object
bubble with + air
用法筆記
Use this sense for physical bubbling in liquids, paint, or similar materials. It can be intransitive or causative.
2. to seem full of a strong quality, especially lively excitement, so that it shows
洋溢
興奮等情緒明顯流露出來
to seem full of a strong quality, especially lively excitement, so that it shows clearly
Anjali bubbles with ideas whenever the art club plans a fair.
只要美術社要辦園遊會，Anjali 就會洋溢著一堆點子。
bubble with + noun for visible energy
The little cafe bubbles with energy before the morning train arrives.
晨間列車進站前，那間小咖啡館就洋溢著活力。
Khalid's voice bubbles with pride when he talks about the twins.
Khalid 談起那對雙胞胎時，聲音裡洋溢著自豪。
The team's message board bubbles after a last-minute win.
最後一刻贏球後，整個隊伍的留言板都洋溢著興奮。
文法句型
bubble with + excitement
bubble with + ideas
place bubbles with + energy
用法筆記
Often followed by with plus a feeling or quality. Distinguish it from verb/1, which is about physical bubbles in material.
3. to keep people within a small fixed contact group, or to stay in such a group yo
分組隔離
把人限制在固定接觸小組中
to keep people within a small fixed contact group, or to stay in such a group yourself
The hospital bubbles new arrivals for five days before ward duty.
醫院會先把新到的人員分組隔離五天，再安排病房勤務。
transitive: bubble people for safety
The coach bubbles the swimmers by age during indoor practice.
室內訓練時，教練會依年齡把游泳隊員分組隔離。
The company bubbles each film crew in a separate hotel wing.
那家公司把每個攝影組分組隔離在不同的飯店區域。
Festival staff bubbles each volunteer team during the final rehearsal.
正式總彩排時，工作人員會把每個志工隊分組隔離。
文法句型
bubble + people
bubble in + group
bubble each team separately
用法筆記
A recent health-planning use. It is about limiting contact, not about opinions as in noun/4.
4. to rise or move along with a soft bubbling sound, as liquid does
汩汩流動
像冒泡般湧起或咕嚕流動
to rise or move along with a soft bubbling sound, as liquid does
Muddy water bubbles up through the drain after heavy rain.
大雨過後，混濁的水會從排水口裡汩汩流動地湧上來。
bubble up through + place
The stream bubbles past the stones behind the village mill.
小溪在村裡磨坊後方的石頭旁汩汩流動而過。
A hillside spring bubbles from the rocks below the pine trees.
山坡泉水從松樹下方的岩石間汩汩流動地冒出來。
Hot soup bubbles softly in the bowl beside the window.
熱湯在窗邊那只碗裡輕輕汩汩流動。
文法句型
water bubbles up
stream bubbles past + place
spring bubbles from + place
用法筆記
This sense focuses on upward movement or flowing sound, not on the creation of separate visible air pockets as in verb/1.