bubbling
[bˈʌbəlɪŋ] /ˈbə-bəl How to pronounce bubble (audio)/ (ame, mw) · /ˈbʌb.əl/ (bre, ipa) · [bˈʌbəlɪŋ] /ˈbʌb.əl/ (ame, ipa)
bubbling — 名詞
1. a small, round hollow ball of air or gas that forms inside water or another liqu
氣泡
液體中或飄浮空中的球形氣囊
a small, round hollow ball of air or gas that forms inside water or another liquid; also, a thin skin of liquid stretched around a pocket of air that drifts through the air
Nkechi blew soap bubbles into the garden and watched them float away.
Nkechi 在花園裡吹起肥皂泡泡，看著它們飄走。
collocation: blow bubbles
Tiny bubbles rose from the bottom of the glass of lemonade.
細小的氣泡從檸檬水杯底升了上來。
The boiling water was full of bubbles dancing on the surface.
沸水表面滿是跳動的泡泡。
Hamza pressed the bubble wrap between his fingers until each pocket popped.
Hamza 用手指按壓泡泡紙，直到每個氣囊都破掉。
A single air bubble sat trapped inside the ice cube.
一顆氣泡孤零零地困在冰塊裡面。
2. a period when the price of something, such as houses or company shares, climbs f
經濟泡沫
價格遠高於真實價值後突然崩盤
a period when the price of something, such as houses or company shares, climbs far above its real worth and then suddenly collapses
The housing bubble burst in 2008, and many families lost their homes.
2008 年房地產泡沫破裂，許多家庭失去了房子。
collocation: housing bubble burst
Investors worried that the tech bubble would soon collapse without warning.
投資人擔心科技泡沫隨時會毫無預警地崩盤。
Owen lost his savings when the stock market bubble finally popped.
股市泡沫終於破裂時，Owen 賠掉了積蓄。
During the dot-com bubble, companies with no profits were worth millions.
網路泡沫時期，沒有獲利的公司也能價值數百萬。
Economists warned for months that the property bubble could not last.
經濟學家好幾個月來不斷警告，房地產泡沫撐不了多久。
3. a closed environment where people only meet others who share the same views and
同溫層
只接觸相同觀點的封閉社交圈子
a closed environment where people only meet others who share the same views and never come across different ideas or experiences
Felipe realised he had been living in a social media bubble for years.
Felipe 發現自己多年來一直活在社群媒體的同溫層裡。
collocation: live in a bubble
The university felt like a bubble where no one questioned the same ideas.
那所大學像個封閉的泡泡，沒有人質疑相同的想法。
Adina stepped outside her bubble and began reading news from other countries.
Adina 走出了自己的同溫層，開始閱讀其他國家的新聞。
If you only talk to people like yourself, you stay trapped inside a bubble.
如果你只跟自己相似的人交談，就會被困在同溫層裡。
Breaking out of your bubble can feel uncomfortable but it opens your mind.
打破同溫層可能讓人不舒服，卻能開拓視野。
- echo chamber
more specific to media and online spaces where the same opinions bounce back unchallenged
- insular group
more formal; emphasises isolation from outside influence rather than shared beliefs
- open society
a community where diverse views and people freely mix and challenge each other
用法筆記
Distinguish from noun/2 (ECONOMIC BOOM): an economic bubble involves markets and prices; a social bubble involves groups of people and shared beliefs.
bubbling — 動詞
- bubblingpresent simple I / you / we / they
- bubblings3rd person singular
- bubblinging-ing form
- bubblingedpast simple
1. to produce or send up small round pockets of air or gas, especially when a liqui
冒泡；起泡
液體加熱或氣體通過時產生氣泡
to produce or send up small round pockets of air or gas, especially when a liquid is heated or when gas moves through it
The soup began to bubble gently on the stove after ten minutes.
湯在爐子上煮了十分鐘後開始輕輕冒泡。
intransitive: liquid begins to bubble
Bao watched the water bubble and steam as it reached boiling point.
Bao 看著水煮到沸點，開始冒泡並冒出蒸汽。
Luca poured in the vinegar and the mixture began to bubble immediately.
Luca 倒入醋之後，混合物立刻開始起泡。
Mud bubbled up from the hot spring in the middle of the forest.
森林中央的溫泉不斷冒出泥漿泡泡。
Trang heard the stream bubbling over the rocks behind the old house.
Trang 聽見老屋後方的溪水在石頭間潺潺流動。
文法句型
bubble
bubble up
bubble + [noun]
2. to be so full of a strong positive feeling that it bursts out in the way you spe
洋溢；雀躍
充滿正面情緒而自然流露
to be so full of a strong positive feeling that it bursts out in the way you speak and act
Dewi was bubbling with joy when she opened her university acceptance letter.
Dewi 打開大學錄取通知書時，滿心洋溢著喜悅。
pattern: bubble with + joy
The children came home bubbling about the trip to the science museum.
孩子們回家後興高采烈地說著科學博物館之旅。
Henry bubbled over with excitement as he described his new project idea.
Henry 描述他的新專案構想時，興奮之情溢於言表。
Sahil's grandmother bubbled with pride as he walked across the stage.
Sahil 的祖母看著他走過舞台，滿臉洋溢著驕傲。
The room bubbled with laughter as Hannah told her funny story.
Hannah 說起趣事時，整個房間充滿了笑聲。
文法句型
bubble with + [excitement/joy/enthusiasm]
bubble over
常見錯誤
3. to organise people so they only spend time with each other and have almost no in
分組隔離
限制接觸外人以防疾病傳播
to organise people so they only spend time with each other and have almost no interaction with anyone else, usually to prevent illness from spreading
The school decided to bubble the first-year students together during the outbreak.
疫情期間，學校決定將一年級新生分組封閉管理。
During lockdown, single parents were allowed to bubble with one other household.
封城期間，單親家長獲准與另一個家庭組成社交圈。
pattern: bubble with + [group] as a social unit
The team bubbled for two weeks before the tournament to avoid catching the virus.
比賽前，隊伍先進行了兩週的封閉隔離以免感染病毒。
Some families chose to bubble with grandparents so they could share childcare.
有些家庭選擇與祖父母組成社交圈，以便分擔育兒工作。
The government advised care homes to bubble residents and staff as a single unit.
政府建議養老院將住戶和員工視為一個單位進行封閉管理。
- isolate
broader term for keeping someone apart; does not imply forming a closed group
- quarantine
specifically about disease prevention; usually more formal and often mandatory
- integrate
to bring different groups together rather than keep them apart
文法句型
bubble + [group]
bubble with + [group]
用法筆記
This sense became common during the COVID-19 pandemic. It can be used both transitively ('The school bubbled the children') and intransitively ('The two families bubbled together').