balloon學測 L2KK [bəˈlun] ｜ /bəˈlun/
氣球（玩具）·熱氣球·遽增；暴漲
派對常見道具，動詞義「暴增」也常考
She tied a red balloon to her wrist so it wouldn't float away.
她把一顆紅色氣球綁在手腕上，免得它飄走。
一個畫面：越吹越大快爆開
吹氣脹大慢慢灌氣讓氣球變大
升空載人熱氣球帶人飛上天空
數量暴增像氣球一樣快速膨脹
義項
派對氣球B1noun氣球（玩具）
The boy held a yellow balloon and laughed as the wind pushed it around.
男孩拿著一顆黃色氣球，風把氣球吹得搖來晃去，他笑了。
blow up a balloonpop a balloon
熱氣球升空B1noun熱氣球
Early in the morning, the hot air balloon rose slowly into the sky.
清晨時分，熱氣球緩緩升上天空。
a hot air balloona balloon ride
數字暴增B1verb遽增；暴漲
The number of visitors to the website ballooned after it became popular.
那個網站爆紅之後，訪客人數暴增。
debt balloonedcosts ballooned
片語
blow up a balloon吹氣灌球 →把氣球吹脹
pop a balloon戳破氣球 →把氣球弄破
hot air balloon巨球載人升空 →載人飛行的大氣球
let go of a balloon放手氣球飛走 →放開手讓氣球飄走
你會不會這樣說？
After the video became popular, the number of visitors to the site ___. (ballooned / balloon)
看答案
ballooned
ballooned 是動詞「暴增」；balloon 單獨為名詞氣球。
'Early in the morning, the hot air balloon rose slowly into the sky.' 這裡的 balloon 意思最接近？(A) 派對玩具氣球 (B) 載人飛行的大氣球
看答案
(B)
此句描述熱氣球載人升空，對應「熱氣球」義項，而非派對玩具氣球。
字族
balloonist 熱氣球飛行員
順路看看
float — 氣球飄浮的動作動詞inflate — 把氣球或輪胎充氣的動詞pop — 氣球爆開的聲音動詞多益練習
本區為多益情境練習，與上方釋義獨立編寫
情境例句
辦公室活動布置
The events assistant tied a blue balloon to each chair before the staff celebration.
活動助理在員工慶祝活動開始前，替每張椅子綁上一顆藍色氣球。
客服工作量
The number of support requests ballooned from 20 to 150 in two days.
客服請求的數量在兩天內從 20 件暴增至 150 件。
詞族
balloon noun 氣球・balloon verb 迅速大量增加・ballooned verb (past tense / past participle) 暴增（過去式／過去分詞）・ballooning verb (present participle) 正在暴增
四選一
Since Monday, the number of support requests has ____ from 20 to 150.
看答案
ballooned
本句用 has 加過去分詞構成現在完成式，因此選 ballooned。balloon 是原形，balloons 是第三人稱單數現在式或複數名詞；ballooning 是現在分詞，若構成完成進行式，前面還需要 been。
同義改寫
The events assistant blew up the balloons before the staff celebration. → The events assistant inflated the balloons before the staff celebration.
在活動布置情境中，blew up the balloons 指把氣球充氣；inflated the balloons 保留相同動作。
The number of support requests ballooned from 20 to 150 in two days. → The number of support requests increased rapidly and substantially from 20 to 150 in two days.
increased rapidly and substantially 同時保留 ballooned 所含的增加速度快、幅度大兩項意思。