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Oxford Learner’s Dictionaries Word of the Day
10 October 2021
balloon /bəˈluːn/
noun
1. a small bag made of very thin rubber that becomes larger and rounder when you fill it with air or gas. Balloons are brightly coloured and used as decorations or toys.
气球
to blow up/burst/pop a balloon
吹起气球；使气球爆裂
My balloon has burst!
A thousand balloons were released to mark the event.
They tied the balloons to the back of the car.
helium balloons for the children’s party
2. (also hot-air balloon)
a large balloon made of strong material that is filled with hot air or gas to make it rise in the air, usually carrying a basket for passengers
热气球
We went up in a balloon.
She crossed the Atlantic in a hot-air balloon.
Idioms go down like a lead balloon (informal) to be very unsuccessful; to not be accepted by people 非常失败；不被接受 My suggestion went down like a lead balloon. when the balloon goes up (British English, informal) when the trouble that you are expecting begins 意料中的麻烦出现时；（不出所料）出乱子时 We have to get out of here before the balloon goes up!
Word List
rubber /ˈrʌbə(r)/
noun
[uncountable] a strong substance that can be stretched and does not allow liquids to pass through it, used for making tyres, boots, etc. It is made from the liquid (= sap) inside a tropical plant or is produced using chemicals.
橡胶
brightly /ˈbraɪtli/
adverb
with colours that are strong and easy to see
鲜艳夺目的
decoration /ˌdekəˈreɪʃn/
noun
[countable, usually plural] a thing that makes something look more attractive on special occasions
装饰品
strong /strɒŋ/
adjective
(comparative stronger /ˈstrɒŋɡə(r)/, superlative strongest /ˈstrɒŋɡɪst/)
(of objects) not easily broken or damaged; made well
坚固的；结实的
material /məˈtɪəriəl/
noun
[countable, uncountable] a substance that things can be made from
材料；原料
rise /raɪz/
verb
[intransitive] to come or go upwards; to reach a higher level or position
上升；攀升；提高；达到较高水平（或位置）
passenger /ˈpæsɪndʒə(r)/
noun
a person who is travelling in a car, bus, train, plane or ship and who is not driving it or working on it
乘客；旅客