bulk /bʌlk/ n. u1.(大的)体积,容积:a man of large (small) bulk 身体魁梧(矮小)的人 Great bulk does not mean great weight. 体积大不等于重量大。2.()量:debts of enormous bulk 巨额债务 in bulk 整批地,不零装的:Things are usually cheaper if they are bought in bulk. 批量购买的东西通常要便宜些。3.主体,绝大部分(the连用)Farmers form the bulk of our population. 我国人口中大部分是农民。The bulk of the work is finished. 工作的大部分已经干完。


[辨析]bulkblock均为大块的意思,其中bulk作不可数名词,指物体的体积、容积或数量,如:The oceans form the bulk of the earth’s surface. block用作可数名词,指木头或石头等固体带边的物体,如:a block of ice