bulk
bulk — 名詞
1. If goods are bought or sold in bulk, many units are handled in one lot.
大量
整批一起買賣或處理
If goods are bought or sold in bulk, many units are handled in one lot.
The cafe buys coffee beans in bulk from a farm in Chiayi.
那家咖啡館向嘉義的一座農場大量購買咖啡豆。
fixed phrase: in bulk
Hospitals order gloves in bulk before the winter flu season.
醫院會在冬季流感期前大量訂購手套。
Soap is cheaper in bulk at the warehouse store.
在倉儲商店大量買肥皂會比較便宜。
We saved money by printing the school calendars in bulk.
我們大量印製學校月曆，所以省了錢。
- wholesale
common in business and selling, especially to shops rather than single buyers
- in quantity
more formal and less common in everyday speech
- in large lots
a plain explanatory phrase rather than a set business term
- retail
means sold or bought one item at a time for ordinary customers
文法句型
in bulk
用法筆記
Nearly always appears in the fixed phrase 'in bulk' after verbs such as buy, sell, order, ship, print, or store. It is mainly used for goods and supplies, not for people.
常見錯誤
2. the biggest part of something, especially when little is left outside it.
大部分
某事物的主要部分
the biggest part of something, especially when little is left outside it.
The bulk of our budget goes to rent and bus fares.
我們的預算大部分都花在房租和公車費。
the bulk of + uncountable noun
By noon, the bulk of the guests had already arrived.
到中午前，客人大部分都已經到了。
the bulk of + plural noun
The bulk of the rain fell during the night.
那場雨的雨量大多集中在夜裡。
For Lena, the bulk of exam stress came from the speaking test.
對 Lena 來說，考試壓力大部分來自口說測驗。
- most
the everyday choice and less formal than 'bulk'
- majority
often used with numbers, votes, or groups divided into two sides
- main part
a plain explanatory phrase with little formal tone
- lion's share
informal and suggests one part is much larger than the rest
文法句型
the bulk of + noun
用法筆記
Almost always used as 'the bulk of + noun'. Distinguish from sense 1: this sense means 'most of', not 'in large lots'.
常見錯誤
3. a person or thing whose great size and heavy shape are very noticeable.
龐大輪廓
人或物又大又重時顯出的整體輪廓
a person or thing whose great size and heavy shape are very noticeable.
The horse's dark bulk filled the stable doorway at dawn.
那匹馬黑色的龐大輪廓在清晨塞滿了馬廄門口。
bulk for the visible shape of something large
From the beach, we watched the ship's bulk move through the fog.
我們從海灘上看著那艘船龐大的船身穿過霧氣。
Ravi lifted the sleeping dog's bulk onto the back seat.
Ravi 把那隻熟睡大狗沉重的身軀抬到後座上。
The truck's bulk blocked half the narrow village road.
那輛卡車龐大的車身擋住了狹窄村路的一半。
文法句型
the bulk of + large person or thing
用法筆記
Often used for something large seen as a single shape in space, such as a ship, animal, or person. Distinguish from sense 4: this sense names the large object or body itself, while sense 4 names its size.
常見錯誤
4. the fact of being large, heavy, or hard to move because of size.
臃腫；笨重
因體積大而顯得厚重或難搬動
the fact of being large, heavy, or hard to move because of size.
The winter coat adds too much bulk under my school jacket.
這件冬季外套穿在制服外套裡面，會把外套撐得太臃腫。
collocation: add bulk
Because of its bulk, the drum would not fit in the taxi.
因為那面鼓又大又重，放不進計程車裡。
because of + bulk
The machine's bulk takes up half the art room.
那台機器又大又重，占掉了美術教室一半的空間。
Nina cut the table apart because its bulk made moving hard.
Nina 把桌子拆開，因為它太笨重，很難搬動。
- compactness
focuses on being small and taking up little space
文法句型
because of + bulk
add + bulk
用法筆記
Often follows words like 'extra', 'surprising', or 'because of'. Unlike sense 3, it refers to the amount of size or weight, not to the large thing itself.