billow
billow — 動詞
- billowpresent simple I / you / we / they
- billowshe / she / it
- billowedpast simple
- billowing-ing form
1. When cloth fills with moving air so that it bulges outward with a wavy motion, o
翻湧；鼓起
布料鼓起飄動，或煙雲翻騰擴散
When cloth fills with moving air so that it bulges outward with a wavy motion, or when smoke, cloud, steam, or dust rises and spreads in a large rolling mass, it billows.
Smoke billowed from the factory chimney, darkening the whole neighbourhood.
煙霧從工廠煙囪翻湧而出，遮蔽了整片街區。
The white curtains billowed in the breeze from the open window.
白色窗簾在從敞開窗戶吹進的微風中鼓了起來。
collocation: curtains billow in the breeze
Thick black smoke billowed across the motorway after the truck caught fire.
卡車起火後，濃濃的黑煙翻湧漫過高速公路。
Hiro watched the sails billow as the wind picked up over the lake.
Hiro 看著風勢在湖面上逐漸增強，船帆隨之鼓起。
Clouds of grey ash billowed from the volcano, covering the village below.
灰色的火山灰雲從火山口翻湧而出，覆蓋了山下的村莊。
- swell
more general, can apply to anything increasing in size, not just wavy motion
- surge
implies a sudden powerful forward push, more forceful than billow
- puff
a short quick burst of air or smoke, lacking billow's sustained rolling motion
- balloon
focuses on the round inflated shape rather than the wavy movement
- subside
to become less violent or to settle back down
文法句型
billow + from/across/out of
material + billow
用法筆記
Always intransitive — the material that swells or spreads is the subject (smoke billows, curtains billow). The wind or moving air is the hidden cause but is not the grammatical subject.
常見錯誤
billow — 名詞
- billowsingular
- billowsplural
1. A large rolling cloud-like mass of smoke, steam, dust, or flame that spreads thr
滾滾煙雲
煙、雲、塵土等的大片滾動團狀物
A large rolling cloud-like mass of smoke, steam, dust, or flame that spreads through the air, often growing as it moves.
A huge billow of black smoke rose from the burning tyres.
一大團黑煙從燃燒的輪胎上升起。
pattern: a billow of + substance (smoke/steam/dust)
Billows of steam filled the bathroom when Bao turned on the hot shower.
Bao 打開熱水淋浴時，浴室裡充滿了滾滾蒸氣。
The village was covered in billows of ash after the nearby volcano erupted.
附近的火山噴發後，村莊被滾滾火山灰覆蓋。
Amira saw a billow of dust in the distance as the truck approached.
Amira 看到卡車接近時遠處揚起了一團塵土。
Billows of thick fog rolled in from the sea, hiding the harbour from view.
滾滾濃霧從海上湧來，遮住了港口。
2. A very large sea wave that rises high and moves with great force, especially in
巨浪
海上湧起的大波浪
A very large sea wave that rises high and moves with great force, especially in stormy weather.
The old fishing boat rose and fell on the dark ocean billows.
那艘舊漁船隨著黑暗海面上的巨浪起伏。
collocation: ocean billows
Nellie watched the great billows crash against the rocky cliffs below.
Nellie 看著巨大的浪濤撞上岩石峭壁。
The captain steered the ship through towering billows during the typhoon.
船長在颱風中駕駛船隻穿越高聳的巨浪。
From the lighthouse, Ziad could see the white tops of distant billows.
Ziad 從燈塔上可以看到遠處巨浪的白色浪頭。
The surfer paddled out past the breaking billows to reach the calm water.
衝浪者划過翻湧的浪濤，抵達平靜的水面。
用法筆記
More common in literary or descriptive writing than in everyday speech. In modern English, 'wave' is the usual word; 'billow' adds a dramatic, old-fashioned feel.