early 14c., from Old Norse bolr "tree trunk," from Proto-Germanic *bulas (cognates: Middle Dutch bolle "trunk of a tree"), from PIE *bhel- (2) "to blow, inflate, swell" (cognates: Greek phyllon "leaf," phallos "swollen penis;" Latin flos "flower," florere "to blossom, flourish," folium "leaf;" Old Prussian balsinis "cushion;" Old Norse belgr "bag, bellows;" Old English bolla "pot, cup, bowl;" Old Irish bolgaim "I swell," blath "blossom, flower," bolach "pimple," bolg "bag;" Breton bolc'h "flax pod;" Serbian buljiti "to stare, be bug-eyed;" Serbo-Croatian blazina "pillow").
双语例句
1. A climber goes up the bole, attaches the rope near the top.
攀登者达到树干, 把绳子拴到在靠近顶端处.
来自辞典例句
2. The detonator must be correctly fed into the drill bole during charging work.
在装药工作中,雷管必须正确地放进炮眼.
来自辞典例句
3. Raging fire perform bole in legend in some parks!