bloat

名词 bloat:

1. swelling of the rumen or intestinal tract of domestic animals caused by excessive gas

动词 bloat:

1. become bloated or swollen or puff up
2. make bloated or swollen

bloat

v.（动词）
bloat.ed,bloat.ing,bloats
v.tr.（及物动词）
To cause to swell up or inflate, as with liquid or gas.
使膨胀：使肿起或膨胀，如通过液体或气体
To cure (fish) by soaking in brine and half-drying in smoke.
用盐腌或烟熏至半干制得的（鱼）
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To become swollen or inflated:
使肿胀：变肿或膨胀：
例句：
.Government had bloated out of control.(Lance Morrow)
.政府机构过于庞大，失去控制.(兰斯·莫罗)

n.（名词）
A swelling of the rumen or intestinal tract of cattle and domestic animals that is caused by excessive gas formation following fermentation of ingested watery legumes or green forage.
肠道炎：牛和家畜因吞食的含水野菜或绿色饲料发酵而形成过多气体，造成的胃和肠道肿大
An excess or surfeit, as of employees, expenses, or procedures:
过多，过盛：过多或过盛，如雇员、费用或程序：
例句：
corporate bloat.
公司人员过剩

来源：
From Middle English blout [soft, puffed]
源自 中古英语 blout [软的，喷气的]
from Old Norse blautr [soft, soaked] * see bhleu-
源自 古斯堪的纳维亚语 blautr [软的，浸湿的] *参见 bhleu-