bulbous
bulbous 英 [ˈbʌlbəs] 美 [ˈbʌlbəs]
adj. 球根的；球根状的；由球根生长的（等于bulbaceous）
- Something that's bulbous is round or bulging. If you hit your head on the edge of your locker, you may end up with a tender, bulbous lump.
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- adj. 球根的；球根状的；由球根生长的（等于bulbaceous）
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1. bulbous white heads glow atop the downtown street lamps.
球根状白色的头在市区路灯上面散发着红光。
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2. Some say it wears a hat to hide its blowhole and its bulbous forehead.
有些人说它戴一顶草帽，是为了隐藏呼吸孔和突出的前额。
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3. Design travelers will dig the big, bulbous lamps that hang from the ceiling over leather seats and carefully-placed table settings.
这些设计使得游客会欣赏那些大大的从天花板垂下并悬于皮椅之上的球根状灯饰和精心设计的餐桌摆设。
- bulbous (adj.) 1570s, "pertaining to a bulb," from Latin bulbosus, from bulbus (see bulb). Meaning "bulb-shaped" is recorded from 1783. Related: Bulbously; bulbousness. Bulbaceous is from 1731.
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