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- a large wrapped or bound bundle of paper, hay, or cotton大包; 大捆（纸、干草或棉花）。
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- the quantity in a bale as a measure, specifically (in the US) 500 lb of cotton一包; 一捆（度量单位, 在美国特指500磅棉花）。
with obj.
- make up into bales将…打包, 捆扎：
the straw is left on the field to be baled later.
稻草留在地里, 晚些时候再捆。
词源
Middle English: probably from Middle Dutch， from Old French; ultimately of Germanic origin and related to BALL1.
mass noun
1- archaic evil considered as a destructive force〈古〉邪恶; 灾难。
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- evil suffered; physical or mental torment不幸; 痛苦。
词源
Old English balu, bealu, of Germanic origin.