用作不及物动词
▲S+～(+A)
The wind blew hard and the sea was billowing.风吹得很紧,海上巨浪翻滚着。
The wind made the lake water billow onto the beach.大风吹得湖水汹涌地扑向海滩。
The sheets on the line billow in the wind.挂在绳上的床单在风中像波浪一样飘动。
The flames billowed over the prairie.大火像波涛一样席卷了原野。
The smoke billowed from the burning house.浓烟从烈焰飞腾的房子里滚滚喷出。
Hundreds of red flags billowed in the breeze.几百面红旗在微风中飘扬。
用作及物动词
▲S+～+n./pron.
A gust of wind billowed the sleeves and skirts of women's dresses.一股劲风把妇女们的衣袖和裙子吹得像波浪一样翻动。
A field of burning grass billowed thick black clouds of smoke into the sky.一块燃烧着的草地冒起黑色浓烟,滚滚升上天际。

billow作“波涛”解时是诗歌用语，强调浪峰高。billow还可指如波涛般翻滚的烟、火、声音等，这时常用复数形式。

The billows ran high.波涛汹涌。
Billows of smoke were belching from the chimney.滚滚浓烟从烟囱中冒出。
The ship was tossed by the ocean billow.海轮在大洋巨浪上颠簸。