B2 verb 중립

bulb

/bʌlb/

To swell or take on a rounded, bulb-like shape; in horticulture, it refers to the process where a plant develops a bulbous base. It describes the physical expansion of an object into a spherical or curved form, often used in technical or botanical contexts.

예시

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1

The onion plants will bulb faster if you provide them with enough nitrogen and consistent watering.

The onion plants will develop rounded bases faster if you provide them with enough nitrogen and consistent watering.

2

The glassblower watched the molten material bulb at the end of the pipe as he applied pressure.

The glassblower watched the molten material swell into a round shape at the end of the pipe as he applied pressure.

3

If you blow into the balloon too hard, the neck might bulb out before the main body does.

If you blow into the balloon too hard, the neck might swell out before the main body does.

어휘 가족

명사
bulb
Verb
bulb
부사
bulbously
형용사
bulbous
관련
bulbil
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암기 팁

Think of a light bulb growing or 'bulbing' out from a thin glass stem to help remember the rounded swelling motion.

빠른 퀴즈

The glassblower carefully controlled the air pressure to make the molten glass ___ into a perfect sphere.

정답!

정답은: bulb

예시

1

The onion plants will bulb faster if you provide them with enough nitrogen and consistent watering.

everyday

The onion plants will develop rounded bases faster if you provide them with enough nitrogen and consistent watering.

2

The glassblower watched the molten material bulb at the end of the pipe as he applied pressure.

formal

The glassblower watched the molten material swell into a round shape at the end of the pipe as he applied pressure.

3

If you blow into the balloon too hard, the neck might bulb out before the main body does.

informal

If you blow into the balloon too hard, the neck might swell out before the main body does.

4

The anatomical study observed that the tendon begins to bulb slightly where it attaches to the bone.

academic

The anatomical study observed that the tendon begins to swell into a rounded shape slightly where it attaches to the bone.

5

We need to ensure that the plastic casing doesn't bulb under high-temperature stress during production.

business

We need to ensure that the plastic casing doesn't swell or deform into a round shape under high-temperature stress during production.

어휘 가족

명사
bulb
Verb
bulb
부사
bulbously
형용사
bulbous
관련
bulbil

자주 쓰는 조합

start to bulb begin to form a rounded shape
bulb outward swell in an outward direction
bulb at the base form a rounded shape at the bottom
bulb significantly swell into a round shape to a large degree
bulb under pressure expand into a sphere due to force

자주 쓰는 구문

bulb out

to swell or expand into a rounded shape

light bulb moment

a moment of sudden inspiration or realization (noun usage, but the primary idiom)

bulbous growth

a rounded, swollen increase in size

자주 혼동되는 단어

bulb vs bulge

Bulge is a general term for any swelling, while bulb specifically implies a rounded, spherical, or onion-like shape.

bulb vs bloom

Bloom refers to the flowering part of a plant, whereas bulb (as a verb) refers to the development of the underground storage organ.

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사용 참고사항

The verb 'bulb' is most commonly used in gardening and botany (onion bulbing) or in crafts like glassblowing. In general English, 'bulge' or 'swell' is more common for non-technical descriptions.

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자주 하는 실수

Learners often use 'bulb' as a verb to mean 'to light up,' but 'bulb' refers only to the shape or the botanical process, not the emission of light.

💡

암기 팁

Think of a light bulb growing or 'bulbing' out from a thin glass stem to help remember the rounded swelling motion.

📖

어원

Derived from the Latin 'bulbus', which means an onion or a bulbous root, originally from Greek 'bolbos'.

문법 패턴

Regular verb conjugation: bulbed, bulbing, bulbs. Often used as an intransitive verb (e.g., 'The plants bulbed'). Can be used in the progressive form 'bulbing' to describe a current state of growth.

빠른 퀴즈

The glassblower carefully controlled the air pressure to make the molten glass ___ into a perfect sphere.

정답!

정답은: bulb

관련 단어

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C1

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C1

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C1

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C1

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C1

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