billow

名词 billow:

1. a large sea wave
   同义词：surge

动词 billow:

1. rise up as if in waves
   同义词：wallow
2. move with great difficulty
3. rise and move, as in waves or billows
   同义词：surge, heave
4. become inflated
   同义词：balloon, inflate

1. Billows of flame swept through the forest.
   熊熊烈火席卷森林。
2. The wind blew hard and the sea was billowing.
   疾风劲吹，海浪汹涌。

bil.low

n.（名词）
A large wave or swell of water.
大浪或波浪
A great swell, surge, or undulating mass, as of smoke or sound.
似巨浪翻腾：巨浪、波涛或波浪形团块，如烟雾或声音
v.（动词）
bil.lowed,bil.low.ing,bil.lows
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To surge or roll in billows.
波浪涌动或翻滚
To swell out or bulge:
膨胀或隆起：
例句：
sheets billowing in the breeze.
床单被微风吹开

v.tr.（及物动词）
To cause to billow:
使翻波：
例句：
wind that billowed the sails.
风鼓起船帆

来源：
From Old Norse bylgja [a wave] * see bhelgh-
源自 古斯堪的纳维亚语 bylgja [波浪] *参见 bhelgh-

【引伸】
bil.lowiness
n.（名词）
bil.lowy
adj.（形容词）