bulk
gb/bˈʌlk/ us/bˈʌlk/
B1
อังกฤษ
~ 4000
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
คำนาม
B1
quantity
1
main mass or largest part
The largest part or most of something.
รูปแบบการใช้:
the bulk of [something]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'bulk' with 'bark' in pronunciation or use it incorrectly to mean 'all' instead of 'most'.
คำพ้องความหมาย
majority (Refers to more than half, often in numbers rather than physical size.)
|
mass (Emphasizes physical size or weight more than proportion.)
คำตรงข้าม
minority (Refers to the smaller part or less than half of something.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
the bulk of
|in bulk
|bulk order
|bulk shipment
หัวข้อ
measurement
|quantity
|business
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- The bulk of the work was done by volunteers.
- She spent the bulk of her money on rent.
- The bulk of the population lives in cities.
- This container holds the bulk of our supplies.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- The bulk of my books are in my room.
- He ate the bulk of the cake.
- The bulk of the people here are students.
คำนาม
B2
quantity
2
large size or mass
A big size or heavy weight of something.
คำพ้องความหมาย
volume (Focuses on space occupied rather than weight.)
|
heft (Informal and emphasizes weight more than size.)
คำตรงข้าม
slimness (Refers to being thin or not bulky.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
huge bulk
|massive bulk
|sheer bulk
หัวข้อ
measurement
|physical attributes
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- The box’s bulk made it hard to carry.
- Despite his bulk, he moved gracefully.
- The ship’s bulk was visible from afar.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- The bulk of the table makes it heavy.
- His bulk made him strong.
- The bulk of the bag is too much for me.
คำกริยา
B2
action
3
increase size or thickness
To make bigger by adding more material.
รูปแบบการใช้:
bulk [something] up
คำพ้องความหมาย
enlarge (General term for making something bigger, not always by adding material.)
|
pad (Often means adding soft material to make thicker.)
คำตรงข้าม
slim down (To reduce in size or thickness.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
bulk up
|bulk out
หัวข้อ
fitness
|manufacturing
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- They used cardboard to bulk out the package.
- He’s trying to bulk up before the competition.
- The company wants to bulk up its product range.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I eat more to bulk up my body.
- We bulked out the box with paper.
- He tries to bulk up for sports.
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รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
bulk
IPA
GB/bˈʌlk/
US/bˈʌlk/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
bulk (1 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (bulk)
รูปคำ
Noun
- Base: bulk
- Plural: bulk, bulks
Verb
- Base: bulk
- 3rd Person Singular: bulks
- Present Participle: bulking
- Past: bulked
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
Forms
bulks
noun
bulking
verb
bulked
verb
Core family
bulky
adjective B2
Advanced or less common
bulkiness
noun
วลีและสำนวน
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.
ตัวอย่าง
- 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.
ตัวอย่าง
- 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.
ตัวอย่าง
- The bulk of the class passed the exam.
- She spends the bulk of her time reading.