balloon
n
1 brightly-coloured rubber bag that is filled with air, used as a child's toy or a decoration (用作玩具或裝飾品的)氣球.
2 (also hot-`air balloon) large flexible bag filled with hot air or gas to make it rise in the air, often carrying a basket, etc for passengers 熱氣氣球(常懸有吊籃等以載人).
3 (in strip cartoons, etc) shape like a balloon (ie round with a narrow neck) in which speech is shown (連環畫等)供寫對白的氣球狀線條圈(即帶狹頸的圓圈).
4 (idm 習語) when the bal`loon goes up (infml 口) when expected trouble begins 當意料中的麻煩到來時
I don't want to be around when the balloon goes up. 要出事了, 我趁早離開是非之地. balloon, v [I]
1 swell out like a balloon 膨脹如氣球
Her skirt ballooned in the wind. 她的裙子讓風吹得鼓起 來了.
2 (usu 通常作 go ballooning) travel in a balloon as a sport 乘氣球(作為運動)
They like to go ballooning at weekends. 他們周末喜歡乘氣球玩.