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flatulence

/flach-uh-luhns/US // ˈflætʃ ə ləns //

胀气,肠胃胀气,胃胀气,肠胃炎

Related Words

bombast高谈阔论,高调,高调行事boasting夸夸其谈,夸大其词,浮夸,夸口说claptrap胡说八道,哗众取宠,废话连篇,废话babble咿呀学语,咿咿呀呀,狒狒,咿呀fustian锈迹斑斑,锈蚀,锈色,锈迹斑斑的turgidity干瘪性,干瘪度,干瘪,干瘪程度twaddle胡说八道,胡言乱语,胡扯,废话连篇windiness风度,风味,风力,防风hot air热空气,热气,热风,炎热的空气

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the condition of having an accumulation of gas in the alimentary canal: To avoid the uncomfortable feeling of flatulence, increase your fiber intake gradually.
    • : the expulsion of alimentary gas through the anus: Symptoms include abdominal discomfort, flatulence, and headache.
    • : inflated and empty speech or writing; unsupported pretension; pomposity: His lectures, noted for their flatulence, were popular fodder for mocking.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounpomposity
Synonyms
babble咿呀学语,咿咿呀呀,狒狒,咿呀boasting夸夸其谈,夸大其词,浮夸,夸口说bombast高谈阔论,高调,高调行事claptrap胡说八道,哗众取宠,废话连篇,废话fustian锈迹斑斑,锈蚀,锈色,锈迹斑斑的turgidity干瘪性,干瘪度,干瘪,干瘪程度twaddle胡说八道,胡言乱语,胡扯,废话连篇windiness风度,风味,风力,防风empty talk空谈,空话,空口说白话,空话连篇hot air热空气,热气,热风,炎热的空气idle words闲言碎语,闲言闲语,闲话,闲话少说

Examples

  • As a result, more than half the subjects had problems like bloatedness, cramps, and flatulence with the non-hydrogel version of the drink.

  • Flatulence is not inserted; but Flatulency is said to be 'windiness; fulness of wind.'

  • Flatulence (ventositas) is likewise a cause of gout, as we have already hinted.

  • It was entitled 'The Art of Flatulence', and it consisted of a number of rules and definitions.

  • Flatulence usually results from fermentative processes in the stomach and bowel, as the outcome of bacterial activity.

  • Flatulence is seen in infants suffering from intestinal indigestion and the food is nearly always at fault.

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