Bale



GRE 蓝宝

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n.大包裹; 灾祸, 不幸
• ［英］ n.大包裹 ( a large bundle) ; 灾祸, 不幸 ( evil; disaster)
• ［记］ bale来自ball ( 球) -> 大包裹, 负担 -> 不幸

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bealu; akin to Old High German balo evil, Old Church Slavic bol? sick person
• Date: before 12th century
• 1. great evil
• 2. woe, sorrow

II. noun

• Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German balla ball
• Date: 14th century
• a large bundle of goods; specifically a large closely pressed package of merchandise bound and usually wrapped <a bale of paper><a bale of hay>

III. transitive verb (baled; baling)

• Date: 1760
• to make up into a bale
• ? baler noun

---