bulk
noun
adj
verb
bʌlk noun
1
the bulk (of sth)
the main or largest part of something (某物的)主要部分,大半
The bulk of consumers are based in towns.
大多数消费者都是城镇居民。
2 a big mass or shape of something 团,大块 C usually singular 一般用单数
the great bulk of a building
楼房的庞大主体
3 the size of something or someone 体积; 尺寸; 块头 U
The dough will rise until it is double in bulk.
面团会发酵到原来的两倍大。
4
in bulk
if you buy goods in bulk, you buy large amounts each time you buy them 〔购买商品〕大批地
adj
5
bulk buying/orders etc the buying etc
of goods in large quantities at one time 大批量购买/订购等
6 bulk goods are sold or moved in large quantities 大批的,大量的 only before noun 仅用于名词前
bulk flour for commercial bakeries
供商业面包店用的大批量面粉
7
bulk mail
if you send something bulk mail, you send large amounts of it for a smaller cost than normal 大宗邮件寄送
verb
8
bulk large
to be the main or most important part of something 凸显重要,构成重要部分
9 to make something bigger or thicker by adding something else 使膨胀; 使看起来更厚实 (丰满 ); 充实
We can bulk out the report with lots of diagrams.
我们可以加进许多图表使报告的内容更充实。