bulk

Word family  noun bulk adjective bulky

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++bulk1 /bʌlk/ ●○○ AWL noun  1  the bulk (of something) MAINMOSTthe 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  [countable usually singular]BIG a big mass or shape of something 巨大的一团；巨大的形状 the great bulk of a building 建筑物的巨大形状► see thesaurus at size3  [uncountable]SIZE the size of something or someone 体积；尺寸；块头 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 BUYif you buy goods in bulk, you buy large amounts each time you buy them 〔购买商品〕大批地，大宗地

Examples from the Corpus

bulk• The great bulk of the evidence from the town, however, concerns pottery production and iron-working.• He saw the pond they called the lake and the grey bulk of the Mithraeum on the farther shore.• Let the dough rise until it is double in bulk.• For its bulk, the whale is a graceful swimmer.• But the bulk of the chemical run-off binds to particulates and is concentrated rather than dispersed evenly through the water column.• Undergraduate majors form the bulk of most economic professors' workloads.• The participating banks collectively provide the bulk of the funds.• The bulk of the mound towered over Mungo, intimidating him.bulk2 adjective  1. bulk buying/orders etc BUYthe buying etc of goods in large quantities at one time 大批量购买/订购等2  [only before noun]BUY bulk goods are sold or moved in large quantities 〔货物〕大批的，大量的 bulk flour for commercial bakeries 向商业面包店供应的大批量面粉3. bulk mail TCMif you send something bulk mail, you send large amounts of it for a smaller cost than normal 大宗邮件

Examples from the Corpus

bulk• We sell bulk coffee to restaurants.bulk3 verb  1.bulk large IMPORTANTto be the main or most important part of something 是…的主要[最重要]部分2 bulk something ↔ out phrasal verb BIGto make something bigger or thicker by adding something else 使膨胀；使更大[更厚] 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。3.bulk up phrasal verb BIGto increase the amount of muscle you have 增加肌肉，使肌肉发达→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

bulk• Each day bulked, a wrong guess, a thing Ralph had failed to take into account.• These had always bulked large in the history of diplomacy.• As for Hellinck and Lupi, their work is a chaos of dubious attributions but motets bulk largely in it.• Use pads of acid-free tissue paper to bulk out shoes.From Longman Business Dictionarybulkbulk /bʌlk/ noun1the bulk of something the main or largest part of somethingThe change in the tax system will affect the bulk of the population.The bulk of the meetings would be held in Washington.2COMMERCEif you buy, sell, or make something in bulk, you buy, sell, or make large amounts of itSmall traders are unable to compete with larger companies which buy and sell in bulk.a bulk shipment of medical supplies3in bulk stored loose, not packed in containersthe first grain warehouse at the docks for the storage of grain in bulkOrigin bulk1 (1400-1500) Old Norse bulki “goods carried on a ship”

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bulk¹ AC /bʌlk/ noun1. the bulk (of something) the main or largest part of something:
    The bulk of consumers are based in towns.
2. [countable usually singular] a big mass or shape of something:
    the great bulk of a building
3. [uncountable] the size of something or someone:
    The dough will rise until it is double in bulk.
4. in bulk if you buy goods in bulk, you buy large amounts each time you buy them
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ size noun [uncountable and countable] how big someone or something is: What size is that shirt? | The price will depend on the size and quality of the carpet. | Your desk is exactly the same size as mine. | Fire has destroyed an area of forest the size of Luxembourg. | The seeds are very small, about half the size of a grain of salt. | There were several pieces of wood of different sizes. | Cover the dough and allow it to rise until it has doubled in size. | The black spots on her skin seemed to be slowly increasing in size. | The American states vary enormously in size, from very large to very small. | In a class this size, there will always be a few problems.
   ▪ dimensions noun [plural] the length, width, and height of an object, room, building etc: What are the dimensions of the table?
   ▪ measurements noun [plural] the length, width, or height of something, or of someone’s body: I need to check the measurements of the window. | your waist measurement is 31 inches | The nurse took my measurements.
   ▪ proportions noun [plural] the relative sizes of the different parts of an object, room, building etc: The proportions don’t look right to me. | You can sit in the Plaza and admire the proportions of the cathedral.
   ▪ area noun [uncountable and countable] the amount of space that a flat surface such as a floor or field covers: To measure the area of a room, you need to multiply the length by the width.
   ▪ extent noun [uncountable] the size of a large area: The extent of the ranch is enormous. | The island measured about 1,600 kilometres in extent.
   ▪ bulk noun [uncountable] the very large size of something: The statue’s massive bulk made it difficult to move. | his enormous bulk | The view was dominated by the huge bulk of the power station.
   ▪ capacity noun [singular] the amount that a container will hold: The capacity of the tank is around 500 gallons. | The computer’s memory has a capacity of over 200 megabytes. | All the storage units were filled to capacity.
   ▪ volume noun [singular] the amount of space that a substance fills, or that an object contains: The average domestic swimming pool has a volume of 45,000 litres. | This instrument measures the volume of air in your lungs. | Help me figure out the volume of this fish tank. | The shifting of continents has an impact on the volume of water the oceans can contain.

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bulk² adjective
1. bulk buying/orders etc the buying etc of goods in large quantities at one time
2. [only before noun] bulk goods are sold or moved in large quantities:
    bulk flour for commercial bakeries
3. bulk mail if you send something bulk mail, you send large amounts of it for a smaller cost than normal

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bulk³ verb
bulk large to be the main or most important part of something
     
bulk something ↔ out phrasal verb
  to make something bigger or thicker by adding something else:
    We can bulk out the report with lots of diagrams.
bulk up phrasal verb
  to increase the amount of muscle you have