The bulky telescope required a team of researchers to transport it to the remote observatory site.
这台笨重的望远镜需要一组研究人员才能将其运送到偏远的观测站。
Which choice best defines “bulky”?
D — Large and difficult to move or carry. “bulky” means large and difficult to move or carry.
Which word means “large and difficult to move or carry”?
C — bulky. “bulky” means large and difficult to move or carry.
bulky — large and difficult to move or carry. In Chinese: 笨重的，庞大的.
bulky is pronounced /ˈbʌlki/.
The bulky telescope required a team of researchers to transport it to the remote observatory site. (这台笨重的望远镜需要一组研究人员才能将其运送到偏远的观测站。)
cumbersome, heavy, unwieldy — all close in meaning to bulky (large and difficult to move or carry).
compact, lightweight — each the opposite of bulky (large and difficult to move or carry).
Yes. bulky is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
bulk(volume) + -y(adjective suffix) → bulky.