build-up noun 1 [sing., U] an increase in the amount
of sth over a period of time a
steady build-up
of traffic in the evenings Bfe|h] ft fftjScii 2 [C, usually sing.] ~ (to sth) the time before an important event,
when people are preparing for it ( Jr H ^
'If
: the build-up to the President’s visit WHrX# 3 [C, usually sing.] a very positive and
enthusiastic description of sth that is going to happen, that is intended to
make people excited about it ifcnA: The media has given the show a huge
build-up. #
built /bilt/
combining
form (after
adverbs and in compound adjectives fij =f gij il] jg, j&J j$ % £ § i^) made
in the particular way that is mentioned • • ■ ; • ••lil
: a newly built station §t It A #6 o American-built
cars It H $!] it
(ft—see also purpose-built, well built
.built-'in
(also less frequent ,in-'built) adj. [only before noun] included as part of sth and not separate from it
built-in
cupboards itlif — compare inbuilt , built-'up adj. [usually before noun] (especially BrE) (of an area of land K)
covered in buildings, roads, etc.
M (ft : to reduce the speed limit in built-up areas
bulb /bAlb/
noun 1 (also 'light bulb) the glass part that fits
into an electric lamp, etc. to give light when it is switched on £f : a 60-watt bulb * 60 E (ft £T 0
a room lit by bare bulbs (= with no decorative cover)
( AtfW. )
— picture o
light 2 the round underground part of some plants, shaped like an onion
, that grows into a new plant every year ( ^
^ —picture o plant
3 an
object shaped like a bulb, for example the end of
a THERMOMETER (
flUi&jSttt (ftSfcSP )
bulb ous /'bAlbas/ adj. shaped like a bulb; round
and fat in an ugly way f^JS^Alft; III (ft:
a bulbous
red nose
bul-gar (also bul-gur) /'bAlga(r)/ (also 'bulgar wheat) noun [U] a type
of food consisting of grains of wheat that
are boiled then dried
bulge /bAld3/ verb, noun
a verb [V] 1 ~ (with sth) (usually used in the progressive tenses il # BJ) to be completely full (of sth)
, H jJi: Her pockets were bulging with presents, jtfe $J P ^
S sgli 7 0 0 a bulging briefcase
Atkin 2 to stick out from sth in a round shape ft tb; MM:
His eyes bulged. jife)(5(J|lft tbD HH?! see seam m noun 1 a lump that sticks out
from sth in a round shape ft®: the bulge of a gun in his
pocket
—lE+fcWli#
2 (informal) fat on the body that sticks out in a round
shape ( #j££ft ) pPfi: That skirt’s too tight. It
shows all your bulges.
IE # W
£ Jfrt {v ^ ^ 7 o 3 a sudden
temporary
increase in the amount of sth After
the war there was a bulge in the birth rate. $ Is ib
bulging
/’bAld3ir)/ adj. that stick out from sth in a round shape (ft; It® :
bulging eyes $tfj(ftllW
bu limia /bu'limia; bju-; -’liimia/ (also bulimia nervosa /bu.limia n3:’vausa; NAmE n3:r'voosa/) noun [U] an emotional disorder in which a person repeatedly eats too much and then
forces him- or herself to vomit 'frSfcillfi
—compare anorexia ►
bulimic /bu'limik; bju-; -'liimik/ adj., noun bulk /bAlk/ noun, verb
■t noun 1 [sing.] the - (of sth) the
main part of sth; most of sth ± [A; A1$ ft: The bulk of the population lives in
cities. A£&AttMfefE$7UiL 2 [u] the (large)
size or quantity of sth ( Af) A ( M ) : Despite its
bulk
and weight, the car is extremely fast, 7:AWii
Jr, it
JjifMMiftflo o a bulk order (= one for a
large number of similar items) — {ft A jtt M (ftiT 0 bulk buying (= buying in large amounts, often at a
reduced price) ( ) A SJfi %
o It’s cheaper to buy in
bulk. 3 [sing.] the weight or shape
of
sb/sth large gXlft#® ( MWiM, Btt, ) : She