bulk

noun

1. 主体；大部分
   the main part of sth; most of sth
   1. The bulk of the population lives in cities.
      大多数人口居住在城市里。
2. （大）体积；大（量）
   the (large) size or quantity of sth
   1. Despite its bulk and weight, the car is extremely fast.
      尽管这辆车大而且重，速度却非常快。
   2. a bulk order (= one for a large number of similar items)
      一份大批量的订单
   3. bulk buying (= buying in large amounts, often at a reduced price)
      （常指以低价）大量购买
   4. It's cheaper to buy in bulk .
      大批购买便宜些。
3. 巨大的体重（或重量、形状、身体等）
   the weight or shape of sb/sth large
   1. She heaved her bulk out of the chair.
      她挪动庞大的躯体，费力地从椅子里站起来。

verb

verb

1. N-SING （大）体积；（大）量
   You can refer to something's bulk when you want to emphasize that it is very large.
   1. The truck pulled out of the lot, its bulk unnerving against the dawn.
      卡车从空地上开出来，庞大的车身小心翼翼地避让着草坪。
   2. ...the shadowy bulk of an ancient barn.
      一座古老谷仓的巨大阴影
2. N-SING 庞大的身躯；巨大的体重；肥硕的体形
   You can refer to a large person's body or to their weight or size as their bulk .
   1. Bannol lowered his bulk carefully into the chair...
      班诺尔小心翼翼地将肥硕的身躯落座到椅子上。
   2. Despite his bulk he moved lightly on his feet.
      尽管他身形庞大，移动起来还是很灵巧。
3. QUANT 主体；大部分
   The bulk of something is most of it.
   1. The bulk of the text is essentially a review of these original documents...
      文章的主要部分基本是对这些原始文件的回顾。
   2. The vast bulk of imports and exports are carried by sea.
      大部分的进出口货物都是通过海路运输的。
   3. Bulk is also a pronoun.
      
   4. They come from all over the world, though the bulk is from the Indian subcontinent.
      他们来自世界各地，但大多数还是来自印度次大陆。
4. N-UNCOUNT 大宗，大批（买卖）
   If you buy or sell something in bulk, you buy or sell it in large quantities.
   1. Buying in bulk is more economical than shopping for small quantities.
      批量采购要比零买实惠很多。
   2. ...bulk purchasing.
      大宗采购

1. The truck pulled out of the lot, its bulk unnerving against the dawn.
   卡车从空地上开出来，庞大的车身小心翼翼地避让着草坪。
2. Bannol lowered his bulk carefully into the chair
   班诺尔小心翼翼地将肥硕的身躯落座到椅子上。
3. Despite his bulk he moved lightly on his feet.
   尽管他身形庞大，移动起来还是很灵巧。
4. The bulk of the text is essentially a review of these original documents
   文章的主要部分基本是对这些原始文件的回顾。
5. The vast bulk of imports and exports are carried by sea.
   大部分的进出口货物都是通过海路运输的。
6. Buying in bulk is more economical than shopping for small quantities.
   批量采购要比零买实惠很多。
7. Use extra vegetables to bulk up the omelette
   再加些蔬菜使煎蛋看上去量更大。
8. The bulk of the book concerns Sandy's two middle-aged children
   书中主要描写桑迪的两个已到中年的孩子。
9. He moved his menacing bulk closer to the table
   他把自己骇人的庞大身躯向桌子挪近了些。
10. Sloping walls on the bulk of the building create an optical illusion.
    大楼主体的斜墙给人造成一种视错觉。
11. She fought at the bulk that pinned her.
    她与压着她的大块头进行了搏斗。
12. There's a popular supposition that we're publicly funded but the bulk of our money comes from competitive contracts
    人们普遍认为我们是受公共基金的资助，然而我们大部分资金是通过签订竞争性合同得来的。
13. Great bulk does not always mean great weight.
    体积大并不总是意味着分量重。
14. The bulk of the funds are supplied by some of america's largest and most powerful corporations.
    大部分资金是由美国一些最大和最有实力的公司提供的。
15. The elephant lowered its great bulk.
    大象蹲下了它那庞大的身躯。
16. The bulk of the evidence points to him as her killer.
    大量证据证明是他杀死她的。
17. He bought rice in bulk.
    他购买了大量稻米。
18. Things are usually cheaper if you buy them in bulk.
    如果你整批买这些东西的话是较便宜的。
19. Julie's father owned a business that dealt in bulk orders.
    朱莉的父亲拥有自己的生意，专门从事大宗订货。
20. The bulk of the population concentrates in the cities.
    大部分人口集中在城市里。
21. The baby needs more bulk in his diet.
    这个婴儿的饮食中需要添点儿纤维素。
22. The Teradata connector provides equivalent features via the update and stream drivers in the bulk mode option.
    Teradata连接器的批量模式中的更新和流驱动程序提供了与之等价的特性。
23. Having eliminated the high risks, you might move on and conduct the bulk of your study.
    消除了高的风险后，你可以继续进行研究。
24. Cargoes include general and bulk cargoes.
    包括一般货物和散装货物。
25. Undertaking bagging of bulk cargo and other packing services;
    承接散货灌包和其他运输包装业务；
26. Use future and batch classes to handle bulk workloads and data sets.
    用未来和处理大量的类来处理工作负荷和数据集。
27. The physical properties of wheat grain bulk with different impurity types and contents were analyzed.
    对含有不同杂质类型和含量的小麦粮堆物理特性指标进行了测定。

  size bulk dimension volume【导航词义：大小】

  size n. 大小，尺寸

〔辨析〕主要指尺码、规模、面积、身材等的大小，也指数量、数额等的多少。

  bulk n. 体积；量

〔辨析〕不用于准确的度量，只表示相当大的体积或数量。

  dimension n. 尺寸，大小

〔辨析〕指物体的面积、容积、规模等，通常用复数。

  volume n. 体积，容积，量

〔辨析〕指某物的体积或某容器的容积或容量，也可指生产、贸易、销售等的数量或数额。

bulk sth↔out/up

1. 使某物加大（或加厚、加重）
   to make sth bigger, thicker or heavier
   1. The bulk of the population lives in cities.
      大多数人口居住在城市里。

v.

bulk large

• 是…的最重要部分
  to be the most important part of sth

noun

1. the property possessed by a large mass

2. the property of something that is great in magnitude
   1. it is cheaper to buy it in bulk
   2. he received a mass of correspondence
   3. the volume of exports

   Synonym:    massvolume

3. the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts
   1. the majority of his customers prefer it
   2. the bulk of the work is finished

   Synonym:    majority

verb

1. cause to bulge or swell outwards

   Synonym:    bulge

2. stick out or up
   1. The parcel bulked in the sack