bubble /ˈbʌbəl/ CET4 TEM4 ( bubbling, bubbled, bubbles )

• 1. 

  N-COUNT Bubbles are small balls of air or gas in a liquid. (液体中的) 气泡

  例：

  Ink particles attach themselves to air bubbles and rise to the surface.

  墨点吸附在气泡上，升到表面。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT A bubble is a hollow ball of soapy liquid that is floating in the air or standing on a surface. 肥皂泡

  例：

  With soap and water, bubbles and boats, children love bathtime.

  因为有肥皂、水、肥皂泡和小船，孩子们都喜欢洗澡。

• 3. 

  N-COUNT In a cartoon, a speech bubble is the shape which surrounds the words which a character is thinking or saying. (圈注漫画中人物心理活动或对白的) 泡状框

  例：

  All that was missing were speech bubbles saying, "Golly!" and "Wow!"

  漏掉的都是写着“呀！”和“哇！”的泡状话框。

• 4. 

  V-I When a liquid bubbles, bubbles move in it, for example, because it is boiling or moving quickly. 冒泡; 沸腾

  例：

  Heat the seasoned stock until it is bubbling.

  把这些调了味的汤汁加热至沸腾为止。

  例：

  The fermenting wine has bubbled up and over the top.

  这些发酵的酒已经冒泡溢出来了。

• 5. 

  V-I A feeling, influence, or activity that is bubbling away continues to occur. 继续发生 [usu cont]

  例：

  ...political tensions that have been bubbling away for years.

  …持续了若干年的政治紧张局势。