Bulk

音标：[bʌlk]

翻译：

名词：大宗；体积；大量；大块

动词：大量购买（某物）；使变大

读音：

bʌlk：发音类似于“布尔克”，注意“b”音发音清晰，“ʌ”发音类似英语单词“cup”中的“u”音。

用法：

名词：“bulk”常指大宗商品或大量物品，尤其是没有包装的商品。

动词：指将某物按大量方式购买或处理，通常用于商业或供应链管理中。

例句：

They purchased the products in bulk to save money.
（他们大量购买这些产品以节省开支。）

The bulk of the work is done; now we just need to wrap up the details.
（大部分工作已经完成，现在我们只需要处理细节。）

She was struggling to carry the bulk of the package by herself.
（她独自一人很难搬动这个大包裹。）

The bulk of the population lives in urban areas.
（大部分人口生活在城市地区。）

Many companies buy goods in bulk to reduce their unit costs.
（许多公司通过大宗购买来降低单位成本。）

He made his fortune by selling bulk items at wholesale prices.
（他通过以批发价格出售大宗商品赚取了财富。）

The bulk of the furniture in the house was delivered last week.
（家中的大部分家具是上周送到的。）

The bulk carrier ship is designed to transport large amounts of raw materials.
（散货船是专为运输大量原材料而设计的。）

The warehouse stores products in bulk before they are distributed to retail stores.
（仓库先将商品以大宗形式存储，再分发到零售店。）

Bulk buying is often cheaper, but it requires more storage space.
（大宗购买通常更便宜，但需要更多的存储空间。）

短语搭配：

In bulk：以大宗形式、大量

We buy most of our office supplies in bulk.

我们大多数办公用品都是大量购买的。

 

Bulk discount：大宗折扣

Bulk discounts are available for orders over 100 units.

订单超过100件时可享受大宗折扣。

 

Bulk up：增加（体积、体重）

He has been working out at the gym to bulk up for the competition.

他一直在健身房锻炼，为比赛增加体力。

 

Bulk purchase：大宗购买

They made a bulk purchase of the new smartphone model.

他们大量购买了新款智能手机。

 

Bulk shipping：大宗运输

Bulk shipping is often used for commodities like grain or oil.

大宗运输通常用于如谷物或石油等商品。