billowed

柯林斯词典

1. V-I When something made of cloth billows, it swells out and moves slowly in the wind. 在风中鼓胀着飘动
The curtains billowed in the breeze. 窗帘在微风中鼓胀着飘动。
Her pink dress billowed out around her. 她粉红色的连衣裙随身飘了起来。
2. V-I When smoke or cloud billows, it moves slowly upward or across the sky. (烟、云等) 升腾
...thick plumes of smoke billowing from factory chimneys. …从工厂烟囱里冒出来的滚滚浓烟。
Steam billowed out from under the hood. 蒸汽从机罩下冒了出来。
3. N-COUNT A billow of smoke or dust is a large mass of it rising slowly into the air. 缓缓升起的大团 (烟、灰尘)
...smoke stacks belching billows of almost solid black smoke. …喷吐着滚滚黑色浓烟的大烟囱。