(常用义)臃肿的;膨胀的;(身体)腹胀的;也可指(文字/代码/预算等)冗长臃肿的。(另有“(尸体)肿胀的”等用法。)
/ˈbloʊtɪd/
The report is bloated and hard to read.
这份报告冗长臃肿,很难读。
After the salty meal, he felt bloated and uncomfortable, which made it difficult for him to sleep even though he was exhausted.
吃了很咸的一餐后,他觉得腹胀不适;尽管很累,却还是难以入睡。
bloated 来自动词 bloat(膨胀、胀起),与古英语/日耳曼语系中表示“膨起、鼓起”的词根有关;现代英语里既可形容身体因气体/水分而胀,也常用于比喻内容或规模不必要地变大(如“臃肿的文风”“臃肿的软件”)。