balloon

Từ điển tiếng Anh - Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary

balloon UK US [bəˈluːn] noun countable [ balloons ]
1. <A > a small, very thin rubber bag that you blow air into or fill with a light gas until it is round in shape, used for decoration at parties or as a children's toy
• We tied balloons and streamers to the ceiling ready for the party.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Toys and dolls ↑Objects and decorations connected with celebrations
2. ( also hot-air balloon ) a very large balloon that is filled with hot air or gas and can carry people in a basket (= container made of straw) hanging under it
• People first flew in a balloon in 1783.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Balloons and parachutes
3. a speech bubble
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Pictures
 
• He let the air out of the balloon.
• The balloon went bang when it landed on the bush.
• Lottie was carrying a balloon.
• She pricked the balloon with a pin and it burst with a loud bang.
• The balloon rose gently up into the air.
Idiom: balloon goes up
 
verb intransitive
1. to get bigger and rounder
• I ballooned when I became pregnant with my second baby.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Becoming bigger ↑Enlarging and inflating
2. to quickly increase in size, weight or importance
• The rumours soon ballooned into a full-grown scandal.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Enlarging and inflating ↑Becoming bigger ↑Increasing and intensifying

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  inflate, billow