balloon
noun [ C ] uk/bəˈluːn/ us/bəˈluːn/
A2 气球
a small, very thin rubber bag that you blow air into or fill with a light gas until it is round in shape, used for decoration at parties or as a children's toy
We tied balloons and streamers to the ceiling ready for the party. 我们把气球和彩带系在顶棚上，晚会已布置妥当。
(also hot-air balloon)热气球
a very large balloon that is filled with hot air or gas and can carry people in a basket (= open container ) hanging under it
People first flew in a balloon in 1783. 人类于1783年首次乘热气球飞行。
（漫画中的）对话框，话泡泡
a speech bubble
- More examples
- He let the air out of the balloon.
- The balloon went bang when it landed on the bush.
- Lottie was carrying a balloon.
- She pricked the balloon with a pin and it burst with a loud bang.
- The balloon rose gently up into the air.
Idiom
the balloon goes upidiom 形势变严峻；情况变糟
If the balloon goes up, a situation suddenly becomes very serious or unpleasant.
The balloon went up last Friday when the scandal became public. 上周五丑闻公开以后，局面就变得一片混乱。
balloon
verb [ I ] uk/bəˈluːn/ us/bəˈluːn/
像气球般膨胀
to get bigger and rounder
I ballooned when I was pregnant with my second baby. 怀第二个孩子时，我胖得像个气球。
（在大小、重量或重要性上）激增
to quickly increase in size, weight, or importance
The rumours soon ballooned into a full-blown scandal. 这些传闻不久就完全演变成了一起丑闻。