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bale

noun
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  1. a large amount of a light material pressed tightly together and tied up大包，大捆（轻物品）
    • bales of hay/straw/cotton/wool大捆大捆的干草／稻草／棉花／羊毛
    Topics Farmingc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryBale is used after these nouns:
    • hay
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    Word OriginMiddle English: probably from Middle Dutch, from Old French; ultimately of Germanic origin and related to ball ‘spherical object’.

bale

verb
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they bale
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he / she / it bales
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past simple baled
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past participle baled
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-ing form baling
🔊/ˈbeɪlɪŋ/
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Phrasal Verbs
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  1. bale something to make something into bales将…打成大包（或大捆）
    • The waste paper is baled, then sent for recycling.废纸被打成大包，然后送去回收再利用。🔊🔊
  2. bale somebody (to do something) (British English)
    (also bail British and North American English)
    to release somebody on bail 将…打成大包（或大捆）
    3. Word OriginMiddle English: probably from Middle Dutch, from Old French; ultimately of Germanic origin and related to ball ‘spherical object’.