bulk /bʌlk/ star2 CET4 TEM8 (bulking,bulked,bulks)

• 1.  

  N-SING（单数型名词） You can refer to something's bulk when you want to emphasize that it is very large. 大块 [书面]

  例：

  The truck pulled out of the lot, its bulk unnerving against the dawn.

  拂晓时分，卡车驶出了停车场，庞大的车身看起来有点儿可怕。

• 2.  

  N-SING（单数型名词） You can refer to a large person's body or to their weight or size as their bulk. 庞大肥硕的身躯

  例：

  Bannol lowered his bulk carefully into the chair.

  班诺尔那肥硕的身躯小心地坐落到了椅子上。

• 3.  

  QUANT（数量词） The bulk of something is most of it. 大部分 [QUANT 'of' def-n]

  例：

  The bulk of the text is essentially a review of these original documents.

  正文的大部分基本上是对这些原始文献的回顾。

• 4.  

  PRON（代词） Bulk is also a pronoun. 大部分

  例：

  They come from all over the world, though the bulk is from the Indian subcontinent.

  他们来自世界各地，但其中大部分人还是来自印度次大陆。

• 5.  

  PHRASE（习语） If you buy or sell something in bulk, you buy or sell it in large quantities. 大批地 (买卖)

  例：

  Buying in bulk is more economical than shopping for small quantities.

  大批采购比少量购买更经济实惠。