/'bʌbl; `bʌbl/
n
1 floating ball formed of liquid and containing air or gas （液体形成的）气泡
*soap bubbles 肥皂泡
* Children love blowing bubbles. 儿童爱吹泡泡.
2 ball of air or gas in a liquid or a solidified liquid such as glass （液体或由液体变成的固体, 如玻璃, 中存留的）气泡
*Champagne is full of bubbles. 香槟酒有很多气泡.
* This glass vase has a bubble in its base. 这个玻璃花瓶底座里有一个气泡.
3 (idm 习语) prick the bubble => prick2.

v
1 [I] (of a liquid) rise in or form bubbles; boil （指液体）起泡, 沸腾
*stew bubbling in the pot 在锅里冒着泡的炖肉.
2 [I] make the sound of bubbles 发出气泡声
*a bubbling stream/fountain 汩汩的溪流[泉水].
3 [I, Ipr, Ip] ~ (over) (with sth) (fig 比喻) be full of (usu happy) feelings 充满（通常指喜悦的）感情
*be bubbling (over) with excitement, enthusiasm, high spirits, etc 充满激动、兴奋、高昂等情绪.
4 (phr v) bubble along, out, over, up, etc move in the specified direction in bubbles or with a bubbling sound 向某方向汩汩地流动
*a spring bubbling out of the ground 汩汩冒出地面的泉水
* Gases from deep in the earth bubble up through the lake. 地下深处的气体从湖底冒了出来.