bulk
gb/bˈʌlk/ us/bˈʌlk/
B1
אנגלית
~ 4000
zöm, nagy rész, nagy méret, nagy termet, nagy tömeg, kitöm, dúsít, tömeget növel
שם עצם
B1
1
תבנית שימוש:
the bulk of [something]
The bulk of the work was done by volunteers.
A munka zömét önkéntesek végezték el.
She spent the bulk of her money on rent.
Pénzének nagy részét lakbérre költötte.
The bulk of the population lives in cities.
This container holds the bulk of our supplies.
דוגמאות ללומדים
The bulk of my books are in my room.
A könyveim nagy része a szobámban van.
He ate the bulk of the cake.
Megette a torta nagy részét.
The bulk of the people here are students.
טעות נפוצה:
Learners sometimes confuse 'bulk' with 'bark' in pronunciation or use it incorrectly to mean 'all' instead of 'most'.
משמעות
main mass or largest part
צירופים
the bulk of
|in bulk
|bulk order
|bulk shipment
מילים נרדפות
majority (Refers to more than half, often in numbers rather than physical size.)
|
mass (Emphasizes physical size or weight more than proportion.)
הפכים
minority (Refers to the smaller part or less than half of something.)
נושאים
measurement
|quantity
|business
|core_vocabulary
הגדרה
The largest part or most of something.
The main mass, size, or largest portion of something.
שם עצם
B2
2
The box’s bulk made it hard to carry.
Nagy mérete miatt nehéz volt cipelni a dobozt.
Despite his bulk, he moved gracefully.
Nagy termete ellenére kecsesen mozgott.
The ship’s bulk was visible from afar.
דוגמאות ללומדים
The bulk of the table makes it heavy.
Az asztal nagy mérete és tömege miatt nehéz.
His bulk made him strong.
Nagy termete miatt erős volt.
The bulk of the bag is too much for me.
משמעות
large size or mass
צירופים
huge bulk
|massive bulk
|sheer bulk
מילים נרדפות
volume (Focuses on space occupied rather than weight.)
|
heft (Informal and emphasizes weight more than size.)
הפכים
slimness (Refers to being thin or not bulky.)
נושאים
measurement
|physical attributes
|core_vocabulary
הגדרה
A big size or heavy weight of something.
A large size, mass, or volume, especially in a physical object.
פועל
B2
3
תבנית שימוש:
bulk [something] up
They used cardboard to bulk out the package.
Kartonnal tömték ki a csomagot.
He’s trying to bulk up before the competition.
A verseny előtt próbál tömeget növelni.
The company wants to bulk up its product range.
דוגמאות ללומדים
I eat more to bulk up my body.
Többet eszem, hogy tömeget növeljek.
We bulked out the box with paper.
Papírral tömtük ki a dobozt.
He tries to bulk up for sports.
משמעות
increase size or thickness
צירופים
bulk up
|bulk out
מילים נרדפות
enlarge (General term for making something bigger, not always by adding material.)
|
pad (Often means adding soft material to make thicker.)
הפכים
slim down (To reduce in size or thickness.)
נושאים
fitness
|manufacturing
|core_vocabulary
הגדרה
To make bigger by adding more material.
To make something larger or thicker by adding material.
דקדוק
צורת המילון
bulk
IPA
GB/bˈʌlk/
US/bˈʌlk/
הברות והטעמה
bulk (1 הברה)
Stress on 1st syllable (bulk)
צורות המילה
Noun
- Base: bulk
- Plural: bulk, bulks
Verb
- Base: bulk
- 3rd Person Singular: bulks
- Present Participle: bulking
- Past: bulked
משפחת מילים
Forms
bulks
noun
bulking
verb
bulked
verb
Core family
bulky
adjective B2
Advanced or less common
bulkiness
noun
ביטויים
bulk up
1/bˈʌlk ˈʌp/
phrasal verb
gain size or strength
To make your body bigger and stronger by adding muscle, or to make something larger by adding material.
דוגמאות
- He’s been hitting the gym to bulk up.
- They bulked up the package with extra padding.
in bulk
1/ˈɪn bˈʌlk/
fixed phrase
in large quantities at once
To buy, sell, or store a lot of something together, not in separate packages.
דוגמאות
- We buy rice in bulk to save money.
- The store sells nuts in bulk.
the bulk of
1/ðə bˈʌlk əv/
fixed phrase
the majority part of something
Most of something.
דוגמאות
- The bulk of the class passed the exam.
- She spends the bulk of her time reading.