Billow



GRE Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n.巨浪; 如波涛之物
• ［英］ n.巨浪 ( large wave of water)

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Old Norse bylgja; akin to Old High German balg bag — more at belly
• Date: 1552
• 1. wave; especially a great wave or surge of water
• 2. a rolling mass (as of flame or smoke) that resembles a high wave
• ? billowy adjective

II. verb

• Date: 1585
• intransitive verb
  • 1. to rise or roll in waves or surges
  • 2. to bulge or swell out (as through action of the wind)
• transitive verb
  • to cause to billow

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