balloon
gb/bəlˈun/ us/bəlˈun/
A2
Английски
~ 8300
Значения
0 значения
Съществително
A2
entity
1
inflatable rubber decoration or toy
A soft rubber bag that you fill with air or gas so it becomes big and round, often used at parties or as a toy.
Модел на употреба:
a [balloon]; [someone] blows up a balloon
Честа грешка:
Learners sometimes spell the word incorrectly as *baloon* with only one 'l'. Another mistake is using 'balloon' to mean any round toy ball; in English, a 'balloon' must be something that you fill with air or gas.
Синоними
inflatable (More general; can be any object filled with air, not just a party or toy balloon.)
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ball (Informal and less precise; used by some speakers for balloons, especially by children.)
Антоними
deflated balloon (Refers to the same object after the air or gas has been let out, so it is no longer full and round.)
Колокации
birthday balloon
|party balloon
|helium balloon
|inflate a balloon
|balloon arch
|balloon bouquet
Теми
celebrations
|leisure
|daily life
|daily_life
|arts_entertainment
Примери
- The children chased a red balloon across the park.
- She tied the balloon to the back of the chair for the birthday party.
- As he let go, the helium balloon floated up into the sky.
- They spent an hour blowing up balloons and hanging them around the room.
- The balloon popped with a loud bang when it touched the hot lamp.
Примери за учащи
- The boy has a blue balloon in his hand.
- We put many balloons in the living room for the party.
- Be careful, or the balloon will pop.
- She bought a big heart-shaped balloon for her friend.
- The small child cried when his balloon flew away.
Съществително
B1
entity
2
hot-air or gas-filled aircraft
A very big balloon with a basket that people stand in and fly high in the sky.
Модел на употреба:
a [balloon] takes off; a [balloon] ride
Честа грешка:
Learners sometimes think this meaning only refers to hot air, but it can also involve gas-filled balloons. Another mistake is saying 'balloon plane'; in English, it is normally just called a 'balloon' or a 'hot-air balloon'.
Синоними
airship (A more technical term; usually refers to a powered, steerable lighter-than-air craft, not a simple hot-air balloon.)
Антоними
airplane (A heavier-than-air aircraft with wings and engines, contrasting with a lighter-than-air balloon.)
Колокации
hot-air balloon
|balloon ride
|balloon festival
|balloon pilot
|balloon flight
|balloon crash
Теми
transport
|travel
|leisure
|transportation
Примери
- We took a sunrise balloon ride over the valley.
- The colorful balloon slowly rose into the morning sky.
- Strong winds forced the pilot to land the balloon early.
- They watched the balloons drift silently over the mountains.
- A hot-air balloon festival is held in this town every summer.
Примери за учащи
- He wants to fly in a hot-air balloon one day.
- The balloon went up higher and higher.
- Many balloons are in the sky at the festival.
- The pilot landed the balloon in a field.
- They took photos from the balloon basket.
Глагол
B2
action
3
to grow or swell rapidly
To suddenly become much bigger or much more, often too big or too much.
Модел на употреба:
[something] balloons; [something] balloons to [amount]
Честа грешка:
Learners sometimes use 'balloon' with a direct object, for example *"They ballooned the prices"*. In this sense, 'balloon' is intransitive: you should say *"The prices ballooned"* or *"Prices ballooned to $10"*. Another confusion is using it for any small increase; 'balloon' usually suggests a large or sudden increase.
Синоними
soar (Commonly used for prices or numbers that rise quickly; slightly more formal and often positive or neutral.)
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skyrocket (Informal; emphasizes a very fast and often sudden increase.)
Антоними
shrink (Means to get smaller in size or amount, the opposite of ballooning.)
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decline (Used for numbers or amounts that go down over time, opposite direction of ballooning.)
Колокации
costs balloon
|prices balloon
|balloon to
|balloon out of control
|balloon in size
|balloon overnight
Теми
change
|business
|health
|core_vocabulary
Примери
- Housing prices have ballooned over the past decade.
- Her medical bills ballooned to more than $50,000.
- The company's workforce ballooned after the merger.
- My waistline ballooned when I stopped exercising.
- The project’s budget ballooned out of control.
Примери за учащи
- City rents ballooned in just three years.
- The number of users ballooned to one million.
- His debts ballooned because he used his credit card too much.
- The crowd ballooned as more people arrived.
- Her weight ballooned after she changed jobs.
Съществително
technical
C1
entity
4
inflatable device used in medicine
A small balloon on a tube that doctors put inside the body and fill with air or liquid during an operation or medical test.
Модел на употреба:
a [balloon] is inflated; a [balloon] catheter
Честа грешка:
Learners may confuse this with an ordinary party balloon. In medical English, a 'balloon' is part of a device on a tube used inside the body, not a toy.
Синоними
inflatable catheter (More descriptive technical phrase; explicitly mentions that the catheter can be inflated.)
Антоними
noninflatable catheter (A similar medical device that cannot be expanded, contrasting with a balloon catheter.)
Колокации
balloon catheter
|inflate the balloon
|angioplasty balloon
|balloon dilation
|balloon occlusion
|deflate the balloon
Теми
medicine
|science
|health
Примери
- The surgeon used a balloon to widen the narrowed artery.
- A balloon catheter was inserted into the vessel and gently inflated.
- Once the balloon is expanded, blood flow through the artery improves.
- The doctor carefully deflated the balloon before removing the tube.
- This procedure uses a small balloon to open blocked heart arteries.
Примери за учащи
- The doctor put a small balloon in the patient’s artery.
- They inflate the balloon to open the blood vessel.
- After the test, the nurse deflates the balloon and takes it out.
- A balloon catheter helps the blood flow better.
- The balloon is inside the body only for a short time.
Съществително
technical
B2
entity
5
speech or thought bubble in comics
In comics and cartoons, the shape around the words that shows what a person is saying or thinking.
Модел на употреба:
a speech balloon; a thought balloon
Честа грешка:
Learners often only know the term 'speech bubble' and may not recognize 'speech balloon' as the same thing. Some also confuse balloons with captions; captions are usually in boxes and not connected to a character’s mouth.
Синоними
speech bubble (The more common everyday term, especially outside professional comics circles.)
Антоними
caption (Text placed outside a balloon in a comic, often in a box, rather than inside a balloon shape.)
Колокации
speech balloon
|thought balloon
|word balloon
|dialogue balloon
|balloon tail
|empty balloon
Теми
media
|art
|arts_entertainment
|communication
Примери
- The artist added a speech balloon to show what the character was saying.
- Her thoughts are written in a cloud-shaped thought balloon above her head.
- Each balloon in the comic contains just one short line of dialogue.
- The word 'Bang!' appears in a jagged balloon to show the loud noise.
- In this panel, the balloon tail points to the man on the left.
Примери за учащи
- In this comic, the words are inside a balloon.
- The speech balloon shows what the boy says.
- A thought balloon is usually soft and cloud-shaped.
- There is no balloon because the man is quiet.
- The balloon tail shows who is speaking.
Граматика
Речникова форма
balloon
IPA
GB/bəlˈun/
US/bəlˈun/
Срички и ударение
bal - loon (2 срички)
Stress on 2nd syllable (loon)
Форми на думата
Noun
- Base: balloon
- Plural: balloons
Verb
- Base: balloon
- 3rd Person Singular: balloons
- Present Participle: ballooning
- Past: ballooned
Семейство думи
Forms
balloons
noun
ballooning
verb
ballooned
verb
Related words
balloonist
noun
Изрази
balloon animal
1/bəlˈun ˈænəməl/
fixed phrase
animal shape made from balloons
An animal shape made by twisting long balloons, often at parties or fairs.
Примери
- The clown made a balloon animal for every child.
- She learned how to make a dog-shaped balloon animal from a video.
- A man at the park was selling balloon animals.
balloon mortgage
1/bəlˈun mˈɔɹɡɪd͡ʒ/
fixed phrase
technical
mortgage with big final payment
A type of home loan where you pay small amounts each month and then one very large amount at the end.
Примери
- They chose a balloon mortgage to keep their initial payments low.
- A balloon mortgage can be risky if you cannot pay the final amount.
- The bank officer explained how the balloon mortgage would work after seven years.
balloon payment
1/bəlˈun pˈeɪmənt/
fixed phrase
technical
large final loan repayment
A very big last payment on a loan, after making smaller payments before.
Примери
- The car loan includes a balloon payment at the end of the term.
- They were worried they wouldn’t be able to afford the balloon payment.
- This mortgage has low monthly payments but a large balloon payment after five years.
balloon ride
1/bəlˈun ɹˈaɪd/
fixed phrase
trip in a hot-air balloon
A trip where you fly in a hot-air balloon.
Примери
- They surprised their parents with a balloon ride over the lake.
- A balloon ride at sunset is very popular with tourists.
- We took a balloon ride and saw the city from above.
go down like a lead balloon
1/ɡˈoʊ dˈaʊn lˈaɪk ə lˈid bəlˈun/
idiom
informal
be received very badly
To fail completely with people, for example when a joke or idea gets a very bad reaction.
Примери
- His joke went down like a lead balloon at the meeting.
- The proposal went down like a lead balloon with the board.
- Her comment went down like a lead balloon, and the room fell silent.
hot-air balloon
1/hˈɑt ˈɛɹ bəlˈun/
fixed phrase
large heated-air balloon aircraft
A very big balloon filled with hot air, with a basket under it where people stand and fly in the sky.
Примери
- They booked a hot-air balloon ride for their anniversary.
- Dozens of hot-air balloons filled the sky at sunrise.
- The hot-air balloon landed safely in an open field.
trial balloon
1/tɹˈaɪl bəlˈun/
idiom
test idea to see reaction
An action or statement that is used to see what people think about an idea before you fully do it.
Примери
- The government floated a trial balloon about raising the retirement age.
- Her comment about moving the office was just a trial balloon.
- They released the new policy as a trial balloon to gauge public opinion.
water balloon
1/wˈɔtɚ bəlˈun/
fixed phrase
small balloon filled with water
A small balloon filled with water that people throw for fun, usually in games.
Примери
- The kids had a water balloon fight in the backyard.
- She threw a water balloon and it exploded on the sidewalk.
- We filled a bucket with water balloons for the party.