2022-01-03 ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด – B – bulk

2022-01-03

ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด – B – bulk

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ความหมาย อาจผันแปร ตาม ตำแหน่ง/หน้าที่ ในประโยค

 

Dictionary.com

ออกเสียงbulk = “BUHLK”

 

Dictionary.com

IDIOMS ABOUT BULK

in bulk,

1. unpackaged: Fresh orange juice is shipped from Florida in bulk.
2. in large quantities: Those who buy in bulk receive a discount.

 

Dictionary.com

HOW TO PRONOUNCE BULK

Bulk and bulge 

most often are pronounced with the vowel [uh] of buck. 

In South Midland and Southern U.S. 

the [oo ] of book and bull commonly occurs among all speakers. 

Standard British speech has only [uh]. 

 

Both types exist in British regional speech, 

and both were brought to the colonies, 

where each came to predominate in a different area 

and was carried west by migration.

 

COLLINS ENGLISH DICTIONARY

USAGE FOR BULK

The use of a plural noun after bulk was formerly considered incorrect,

 but is now acceptable

 

Merriam-Webster Dictionary:

Choose the Right Synonym for bulk

Noun

BULK, MASS, VOLUME 

mean the aggregate that forms a body or unit. 

 

BULK implies an aggregate that is impressively large, heavy, or numerous.  the darkened 

= bulk of the skyscrapers  

 

MASS suggests an aggregate made by piling together things of the same kind.  

= a mass of boulders  

 

VOLUME applies to an aggregate without shape or outline 

and capable of flowing or fluctuating.  

= a tremendous volume of water 

 

Dictionary of Problem Words and Expressions

Bulk 

This word refers to mass, volume, and size:

“The steamship was of great bulk.”

 

It is also used to refer to the greater part of something 

(the bulk of mankind).

The alternative to bulk in this second meaning is majority,

a term which indicates or suggests counted numbers.

It is permissible to refer to 

the bulk of the armed forces (mass, size, volume) 

but preferable to say “the majority of those present” 

rather than “the bulk of those present.”