"bloats" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 脹大
• 膨脹

Definition

由於氣體、液體或空氣而膨脹，使某物看起來或感覺比正常更大。可以指身體部位、動物或物體。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“bloats”通常用於第三人稱（例如“it bloats”）。常見於醫學或描述性語境（如“肚子脹大”）。不要和更廣義的“swells”（腫脹）混淆。“Bloats” 更強調不適或不願意的膨脹。

Examples

The balloon bloats when you fill it with air.

氣球充氣時會**脹大**。

He feels uncomfortable when his stomach bloats.

他在肚子**脹大**時感到不舒服。

Sometimes, bread bloats in the oven as it bakes.

有時候，麵包在烘焙時會**膨脹**。

My stomach always bloats after I eat too much pasta.

我每次喫太多義大利麵，肚子就會**脹大**。

Watch out—if the can bloats, the food inside might be spoiled.

注意，如果罐頭**脹大**，裡面的食物可能壞了。

After drinking that soda, my stomach just bloats like a balloon.

喝了那瓶汽水後，我的肚子就像氣球一樣**脹大**。