word-vault/dist/data/cards/bu/bubble.json

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{
    "term": "bubble",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "image": "data/images/fr/froth_foam_bubbles.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a ball of air or gas in a liquid, or a ball of air inside a solid substance such as glass",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "champagne bubbles"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a bubble of oxygen"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He blew bubbles into the water through a straw."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The champagne was full of tiny bubbles."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There are air bubbles trapped inside the ice."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Care must be taken to ensure that there are no bubbles trapped in the syringe."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["air", "gas", "soap"],
                "verb + bubble": ["blow", "burst", "pop"],
                "bubble + verb": ["form", "burst", "pop"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a round ball of liquid, containing air, produced by soap and water",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The children like to have bubbles in their bath."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The twins were happily blowing bubbles."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They jumped about, bursting the bubbles."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["air", "gas", "soap"],
                "verb + bubble": ["blow", "burst", "pop"],
                "bubble + verb": ["form", "burst", "pop"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a small amount of a feeling that somebody wants to express",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a **bubble of laughter/hope/enthusiasm**"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "a good or lucky situation that is unlikely to last long",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Economists warned of a stock-market bubble."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Money"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "a small group of people that you are allowed to have physical contact with during a period when social distancing is otherwise required",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He's been staying with his sister and her husband at weekends since he chose to form a bubble with them."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Health and Fitness"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "there is a sudden end to a good or lucky situation",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "When the bubble finally burst, hundreds of people lost their jobs."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The optimistic bubble has now burst and economists agree the recession will continue."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to bring an end to somebody’s hopes, happiness, etc.",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He seemed so happy, I couldn’t burst his bubble so soon."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈbʌbl/",
                "audio": "bu/bubble/bubble__gb_3.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈbʌbl/",
                "audio": "bu/bubble/bubble__us_3.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: partly imitative, partly an alteration of burble."
}