balloon气球读法：英式读音为[bəˈluːn]，美式读音为[bəˈluːn]。balloon可作名词和不及物动词两种词性，基本含义除了“气球”之外，还有“热气球”、“突然膨胀”、“乘热气球飞行”等意思。
balloon的中文意思及用法介绍
1、作为名词时，意为气球;热气球。
例句：She popped a balloon with her fork.
她用叉子戳破了一个气球。
She jumped as someone popped a balloon behind her.
有人在她背后弄爆了一个气球，把她吓了一跳。
They decorated the room with flowers and balloons.
他们用花和气球装饰了房间。
The room was decked out in flowers and balloons.
屋子里装点着鲜花和气球。
The world's first transatlantic balloon race ended in chaos last night
昨晚世界第一届跨大西洋热气球比赛在一片混乱中收场。
The balloon was invented before the plane.
热气球是在飞机发明之前发明的。
We thought it would be fun to take a ride in the balloon.
我们觉得乘热气球旅行会很有趣。
This balloon was the first successful flying craft to carry humans.
这只热气球是第一个成功载人的航天器。
They are to attempt to be the first to circle the Earth non-stop by balloon.
他们试图完成乘热气球不间断环球飞行的创举。
2、作为不及物动词时，意为(突然)膨胀，涨大;乘热气球飞行。
例句：Her skirt ballooned out in the wind.
她的裙子让风吹得鼓起来了。
In London, the use of the Tube has ballooned...
在伦敦，坐地铁的人激增。
China must realise that its ballooning foreign reserves are a problem.
中国必须意识到，其不断膨胀的外汇储备是一个问题。
But to take a balloon flight in a wheelchair is extremely difficult.
但是，要坐轮椅乘热气球飞行，却是相当困难的一件事。
They are to attempt to be the first to circle the Earth non-stop by balloon.
他们试图完成乘热气球不间断环球飞行的创举。
