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单词 balloon-like
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Definition of balloon-like in English:

balloon-like

adjective
  • Having a bulbous, rounded shape, tapering at one end.

    millions of microscopic balloon-like sacs called alveoli
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Though Griffin's characters are soft-looking and balloon-like, there is nothing cute about them.
    • Modern birds have a series of balloon-like air sacs in their bodies that reduce their weight and aid respiration.
    • In the photo A below, they are the two gigantic balloon-like structures protruding to the left.
    • Adult males are mainly black, with a red-coloured throat pouch which is inflated, balloon-like, during courtship.
    • It was an old-fashioned thing, with a wide, awkward-looking seat and big, balloon-like tires.
    • The chest radiograph showed a balloon-like enlargement of the heart similar to the previous one made 20 years earlier.
    • These protein and lipid molecules are then transported inside lysosomes (minute, balloon-like sacs) within the cell.
    • I stood on the dock and watched the sailboats flying spinnakers - those large, colorful, balloon-like sails - and thought about my time here.
    • The shiny, blue-black layer on each fruit body is comprised of thousands of balloon-like cells, each containing eight spores.
    • The balloon-like buds may open into semi-double flowers having ten petals instead of the regulation five.
    • On love-in-a-puff, one-inch pale green balloon-like seed pods pop between your fingers.
    • The company developed a medical device, a balloon-like stent that expanded and contracted to prevent debris from blocking small arteries during heart surgery.
    • The waiter brings the wine, which is poured into massive balloon-like glasses, which is just as well as the wine is then taken to the waiter's station and brought back for top-ups a touch too infrequently.
    • Lesquerella fendleri, commonly known as bladderpod or popweed because of its balloon-like seed pods, is a strong potential candidate to replace castor plants as a source of hydroxy fatty acids.
    Synonyms
    circular, disc-shaped, disc-like

Definition of balloon-like in US English:

balloon-like

adjective
  • Having a bulbous, rounded shape, tapering at one end.

    millions of microscopic balloon-like sacs called alveoli
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Though Griffin's characters are soft-looking and balloon-like, there is nothing cute about them.
    • It was an old-fashioned thing, with a wide, awkward-looking seat and big, balloon-like tires.
    • The waiter brings the wine, which is poured into massive balloon-like glasses, which is just as well as the wine is then taken to the waiter's station and brought back for top-ups a touch too infrequently.
    • The company developed a medical device, a balloon-like stent that expanded and contracted to prevent debris from blocking small arteries during heart surgery.
    • The chest radiograph showed a balloon-like enlargement of the heart similar to the previous one made 20 years earlier.
    • The shiny, blue-black layer on each fruit body is comprised of thousands of balloon-like cells, each containing eight spores.
    • I stood on the dock and watched the sailboats flying spinnakers - those large, colorful, balloon-like sails - and thought about my time here.
    • These protein and lipid molecules are then transported inside lysosomes (minute, balloon-like sacs) within the cell.
    • Lesquerella fendleri, commonly known as bladderpod or popweed because of its balloon-like seed pods, is a strong potential candidate to replace castor plants as a source of hydroxy fatty acids.
    • In the photo A below, they are the two gigantic balloon-like structures protruding to the left.
    • On love-in-a-puff, one-inch pale green balloon-like seed pods pop between your fingers.
    • Modern birds have a series of balloon-like air sacs in their bodies that reduce their weight and aid respiration.
    • The balloon-like buds may open into semi-double flowers having ten petals instead of the regulation five.
    • Adult males are mainly black, with a red-coloured throat pouch which is inflated, balloon-like, during courtship.
    Synonyms
    circular, disc-shaped, disc-like
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