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1. N-COUNT Bubbles are small balls of air or gas in a liquid. (液躰中的) 氣泡

Ink particles attach themselves to air bubbles and rise to the surface. 墨點(diǎn)吸附在氣泡上，陞到表麪。

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

With soap and water, bubbles and boats, children love bathtime. 因爲(wèi)有肥皂、水、肥皂泡和小船，孩子們都喜歡洗澡。

3. N-COUNT In a cartoon, a speech bubble is the shape which surrounds the words which a character is thinking or saying. (圈注漫畫(huà)中人物心理活動(dòng)或?qū)Π椎? 泡狀框

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

漏掉的都是寫(xiě)著“呀！”和“哇！”的泡狀話(huà)框。

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

Heat the seasoned stock until it is bubbling. 把這些調(diào)了味的湯汁加熱至沸騰爲(wèi)止。

The fermenting wine has bubbled up and over the top. 這些發(fā)酵的酒已經(jīng)冒泡溢出來(lái)了。

5. V-I A feeling, influence, or activity that is bubbling away continues to occur. 繼續(xù)發(fā)生[usu cont]

...political tensions that have been bubbling away for years. …持續(xù)了若乾年的政治緊張侷勢(shì)。