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belch

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++belch /beltʃ/ verb  1. [intransitive]MI to let air from your stomach come out loudly through your mouth 打嗝 SYN burp2 (also belch out) [intransitive, transitive]SEND to send out a large amount of smoke, flames etc, or to come out of something in large amounts 〔大量〕喷出 a line of chimneys belching out smoke 喷吐着浓烟的一排烟囱 Flames belched from the wreckage. 烈焰从残骸中蹿出来。belch noun [countable]→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
belchPressed against me, the women stitched, blew snot out of their noses, spat and belched.Offshore a small tug belched black smoke as she struggled to pull a string of barges.smokestacks belching black smoke into the airCranston was now quietly nodding, belching softly and smacking his lips.
Origin belch Old English bealcian
belch verbChinese
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belch
belch /beltʃ/ verb
 Language: Old English
 Origin: bealcian
1. [intransitive] to let air from your stomach come out loudly through your mouth
   SYN  burp
2. (also belch out) [intransitive and transitive] to send out a large amount of smoke, flames etc, or to come out of something in large amounts:
    a line of chimneys belching out smoke
    Flames belched from the wreckage.
—belch noun [countable]


belchBrE /beltʃ/ 🔊NAmE /beltʃ/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they belch BrE /beltʃ/ 🔊 NAmE /beltʃ/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it belches BrE /ˈbeltʃɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈbeltʃɪz/ 🔊past simple belched BrE /beltʃt/ 🔊 NAmE /beltʃt/ 🔊past participle belched BrE /beltʃt/ 🔊 NAmE /beltʃt/ 🔊 -ing form belching BrE /ˈbeltʃɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈbeltʃɪŋ/ 🔊 [intransitive] to let air come up noisily from your stomach and out through your mouth 打嗝 SYN burp He wiped his hand across his mouth, then belched loudly. 他用手抹了抹嘴,然后打了个响亮的饱嗝。🔊🔊 [intransitive, transitive] ~ (out/forth) (sth) to send out large amounts of smoke, flames, etc.; to come out of sth in large amounts (大量)喷出,吐出 SYN spew belch nounHe sat back and gave a loud belch. 他靠到椅背上,大声打了个嗝。🔊🔊