Bubble
01
a small, hollow sphere of gas
例子
Tiny bubbles rose to the surface of the water.
Carbon dioxide bubbles fizzed in the soda.
02
a dome-shaped, often transparent covering or enclosure made of glass, plastic, or similar material
例子
The pilot sat inside a bubble cockpit.
The greenhouse had a large plastic bubble for seedlings.
03
an unrealistic or impractical idea
例子
The excitement around the trend was merely a bubble.
His optimism was just a bubble that quickly burst.
04
泡沫, 投机泡沫
a rapid trend of increase in prices that eventually leads to a collapse
例子
The housing bubble of the mid-2000s led to a catastrophic collapse in real estate prices and triggered the global financial crisis.
2000年代中期的房地产泡沫导致了房地产价格的灾难性崩溃，并引发了全球金融危机。
Investors grew increasingly concerned about a possible stock market bubble as valuations soared to unprecedented levels.
随着估值飙升至前所未有的水平，投资者对股市可能出现的泡沫越来越担忧。
05
(Cockney rhyming slang) a problematic situation or difficulty
Slang例子
He 's in a bit of a bubble at work.
That project caused a lot of bubble.
to bubble
01
to produce or release bubbles of gas
例子
The water bubbled as it boiled.
Carbonated drinks bubble when opened.
02
to let gas escape from the stomach, typically as burping
例子
The baby bubbled after drinking milk.
He bubbled loudly after finishing the soda.
03
to cause a substance to form bubbles
例子
She bubbled the soup before serving.
The chemist bubbled oxygen through the solution.
04
to rise or move upward in the form of bubbles
例子
Hot springs bubbled from the ground.
Magma bubbled to the surface.
05
to flow or move with a continuous, gurgling noise
例子
The brook bubbled down the hillside.
The sauce bubbled as it simmered unevenly.
