bulge

verb

/bʌldʒ/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they bulge	/bʌldʒ/ /bʌldʒ/
he / she / it bulges	/ˈbʌldʒɪz/ /ˈbʌldʒɪz/
past simple bulged	/bʌldʒd/ /bʌldʒd/
past participle bulged	/bʌldʒd/ /bʌldʒd/
-ing form bulging	/ˈbʌldʒɪŋ/ /ˈbʌldʒɪŋ/

Idioms

[intransitive] bulge (with something) (usually used in the progressive tenses) to be completely full (of something)充满，塞满
- Her pockets were bulging with presents.她的口袋里装满了礼物。
- a bulging briefcase鼓鼓囊囊的公文包
[intransitive] to stick out from something in a round shape凸出；鼓胀
- His eyes bulged.他双眼凸出。
- South of Benghazi the coastline bulges out then in.班加西以南的海岸线先凸后凹。

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French boulge, from Latin bulga ‘leather bag, knapsack’, of Gaulish origin. The original meaning was ‘wallet or bag’, later ‘a ship's bilge’ (early 17th cent.); other senses presumably derived from association with the shape of a full bag.

Idioms

be bursting/bulging at the seams

(informal) to be very full, especially of people人满为患；爆满
- Los Angeles is bursting at the seams with would-be actors.洛杉矶挤满了潜在的演员。
- The film is bursting at the seams with good performances.这部电影中充满了出色的表演。

bulge

noun

/bʌldʒ/

a round or curved shape that sticks out from something鼓起；凸起
- the bulge of a gun in his pocket他衣袋里鼓起一把枪的模样
(informal) fat on the body that sticks out in a round shape（身体的）肥胖部位
- That skirt's too tight. It shows all your bulges.那条裙子太紧了，把你的发胖部位全显出来了。
a sudden temporary increase in the amount of something一时的激增；暴涨
- After the war there was a bulge in the birth rate.战后出生率一度激增。