n.[C]

1. 腫脹，凸塊
   The gun he carried caused a bulge in his jacket.

   他攜帶的槍使他的衣服鼓起來一塊。

2. 船腹
3. （突然或暫時的）增長，增多；上漲
   The graph shows a bulge in the price of meat.

   圖表顯示肉類價格上漲。

vi.

1. 膨脹，凸起[（+with）]
2. 裝滿[（+with）]
   His pocket was bulging with apples.

   他的口袋裡鼓鼓地裝滿了蘋果。

vt.

1. 使膨脹，使凸起
   He bulged his cheeks roundly.

   他把兩頰鼓得圓圓的。

n.

1. a rounded swelling distorting a flat surface.
2. Military  a piece of land projecting outwards from an otherwise regular line.
3. informal a temporary increase:
   a bulge in the birth rate.

v.