bulk
noun /bʌlk/
/bʌlk/
- [singular] the bulk (of something) the main part of something; most of something
主体；大部分 - The bulk of the population lives in cities.
大多数人口居住在城市里。 - The great bulk of the work has now been done.
工作的绝大部份现在已经完成。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- large
- overwhelming
- …
- buying
- order
- purchasing
- …
- in bulk
- the bulk of
- The bulk of the population lives in cities.
- [uncountable] the (large) size or quantity of something
（大）体积；大（量） - Despite its bulk and weight, the car is extremely fast.
尽管这辆车大而且重，速度却非常快。 - a bulk order (= one for a large number of similar items)
一份大额订单 - bulk buying (= buying in large amounts, often at a reduced price)
（常指以低价）大量购买 - in bulk It's cheaper to buy in bulk.
大批购买便宜些。
- I was amazed by the sheer bulk of the creature.
这个动物庞大得让我吃惊。 - It's usually cheaper to buy in bulk.
批量购买通常比较便宜。 - Sugar is imported in bulk from the mainland.
糖是从大陆大量进口的。 - bulk mailing rates
大宗邮件资费 - A charge of £2.50 per copy is made for bulk orders.
大批量的订单收费为每册2.50英镑。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- huge
- massive
- …
- ease
- heave
- shift
- …
- Despite its bulk and weight, the car is extremely fast.
- [singular] the weight or shape of somebody/something large
巨大的体重（或重量、形状、身体等） - She heaved her bulk out of the chair.
她挪动庞大的躯体，费力地从椅子里站起来。 - the looming dark bulk of the cathedral
大教堂隐现的黑暗部分
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- huge
- massive
- …
- ease
- heave
- shift
- …
- She heaved her bulk out of the chair.
词源Middle English: the senses ‘cargo as a whole’ and ‘heap, large quantity’ (the earliest recorded) are probably from Old Norse búlki ‘cargo’; other senses arose perhaps by alteration of obsolete bouk ‘belly, body’.