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bil.lowH5bIl7EJ, $-oJv [I]to spread over a large area, or (esp. of items made of cloth) to become filled with air and appear to be larger波浪般的起伏，滚滚向前Smoke billowed (out) from the burning building.浓烟滚滚不断从着火的大楼里涌出。The sheets/shirts hanging on the line billowed in the breeze.挂在绳子上的床单/衬衫在微风中飘动不已。We watched the boats with their billowing sails.我们看到那些船帆鼓起的小船。(fig.) Their small disagreement soon billowed (= quickly grew larger) into a more serious conflict.他们之间的小争执很快发展成为一场严重的冲突。(fig.) Billowing (= Quickly increasing) corruption was one of the factors which led to civil war.不断膨胀的腐败是导致内战的因素之一。
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