bulb

名词 n. 动词 v.
发音 bŭlb

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The bulb-shaped underground portion of a plant such as a tulip, consisting of a shortened stem and many fleshy scale leaves, from which the rest of the plant may be regrown.
    — the plants which grow in the earth from seed or bulbs.
  2. The medulla oblongata. dated
  3. Any solid object rounded at one end and tapering on the other, possibly attached to a larger object at the tapered end.
    — the bulb of the aorta
  4. Any solid object rounded at one end and tapering on the other, possibly attached to a larger object at the tapered end.; A light bulb (not necessarily bulbous in shape).
    — an incandescent bulb
  5. A bulbous protuberance at the forefoot of certain vessels to reduce turbulence.
  6. An onion. obsolete
动词 v.
  1. To take the shape of a bulb; to swell. intransitive

词形变化

bulbs plural bulbs present,singular,third-person bulbing participle,present bulbed participle,past bulbed past

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Ancient Greek βολβός (bolbós)bor.
Latin bulbusder.
English bulb
Inherited from Middle English bulb, bolbe, from Latin bulbus (“bulb, onion”), from Ancient Greek βολβός (bolbós, “plant with round swelling on underground stem”).
词源 2
Etymology tree
Ancient Greek βολβός (bolbós)bor.
Latin bulbusder.
English bulb
Inherited from Middle English bulb, bolbe, from Latin bulbus (“bulb, onion”), from Ancient Greek βολβός (bolbós, “plant with round swelling on underground stem”).
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