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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 5534 COCA: 4867
swell
swel swɛl
Word forms: plural , 3rd person singular present tense swells, present participle swelling, past tense , past participle swelled, past participle swollen
The forms swelled and swollen are both used as the past participle. swelled 和 swollen 均可用作过去分词。
1 V-ERG (使)膨胀;(使)扩大;(使)增加 If the amount or size of something swells or if something swells it, it becomes larger than it was before. (使)膨胀;(使)扩大;(使)增加 [Also VERB n]

  • The human population swelled, at least temporarily, as migrants moved south. [VERB]

    随着移居者南移,人口出现膨胀，至少是暂时性膨胀。

  • By the end of this month the size of the mission is expected to swell to 280 people. [V to/by n]

    到这个月底，参加该任务的人员规模将有望增至 280 人。

  • His bank balance has swelled by £222,000 in the last three weeks. [V + to/by]

    在过去的 3 周里，他银行的存款多了 222,000 英镑。

  • Offers from other countries should swell the force to 35,000. [VERB noun + to]

    其他国家的支援将可使兵力增至 35,000 人。

  • ...the ever-swelling numbers of the homeless. [VERB-ing]

    无家可归者人数的持续增长

  • Its population is swollen by 360,000 refugees. [VERB-ed]

    360,000 名难民使该国人口大增。

SYN increase, rise, grow, mount
2 VERB (身体部位)肿胀，膨胀 If something such as a part of your body swells, it becomes larger and rounder than normal. (身体部位)肿胀，膨胀

  • Do your ankles swell at night?. [VERB]

    你夜里脚踝肿吗？

  • The limbs swell to an enormous size. [VERB + to]

    四肢肿得不得了。

SYN expand, increase, grow, rise
Swell up means the same as swell .swell up 同 swell

  • When you develop a throat infection or catch a cold the glands in the neck swell up.

    当咽喉感染或感冒时，扁桃腺就会肿胀。

3 VERB 涌起，充满(某种情感) If you swell with a feeling, you are suddenly full of that feeling. 涌起，充满(某种情感) [literary]

  • She could see her two sons swell with pride. [VERB + with]

    她能看出她的两个儿子充满了骄傲。

SYN be filled, be full, be overcome, brim
4 VERB (声音)增强,变响亮 If sounds swell, they get louder. (声音)增强,变响亮 [literary]

  • Heavenly music swelled from nowhere. [VERB]

    不知从何处响起天籁般的音乐。

SYN become louder, intensify, amplify, become loud
5 N-COUNT 浪潮;浪涌 A swell is the regular movement of waves up and down in the open sea. 浪潮;浪涌

  • We bobbed gently up and down on the swell of the incoming tide.

    我们随着涨潮的浪涌轻轻地起伏。

SYN wave, rise, surge, billow
6 ADJ-GRADED 极好的;了不起的;非常棒的 You can describe something as swell if you think it is really nice. 极好的;了不起的;非常棒的 [US, informal]

  • I've had a swell time.

    我过得极为开心。

SYN wonderful, excellent, superb, marvellous
7 See also: swelling  swollen  groundswell 
Phrasal verbs:
swell up
Trends of swell
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 5534 COCA: 4867
swell

noun¹

 1movement of the surface of the sea海面起伏ADJECTIVE | SWELL + VERB | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤heavy猛烈的浪湧▸➤gentle, slight溫和的／微小的波浪▸➤10-foot, 20-foot, etc. * 10 英尺、20 英尺等的大浪▸➤Atlantic, ocean大西洋上的／海洋上的浪濤◇The ship was bobbing up and down like a small boat in a heavy ocean swell.輪船在洶湧的海浪中像一葉小舟上下顛簸。SWELL + VERB➤break, come in, roll in, surge up波浪衝擊／湧來／滾滾而來／洶湧澎湃◇The Atlantic swell surged up under them.大西洋的浪濤在他們下面滾滾湧起。PREPOSITION➤in a/the swell在大浪中◇The trawler rolled wildly in the heavy swell.拖網漁船在大浪中猛烈晃動。➤on the swell在浪峰上➤with the swell隨着海浪◇The boat rose and fell with the swell.船隨着浪濤起伏跌宕。
swell

noun²

 2curve in sth曲線ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤gentle, soft平緩的／柔和的曲線PREPOSITION➤swell of⋯的曲線◇the gentle swell of her breasts她胸部柔和的曲線
swell

verb

ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERB➤badly腫得厲害◇His sprained ankle had swollen badly.他扭傷的腳踝腫得厲害。➤slightly稍微有些腫▸➤up腫起來◇Her feet swelled up after the long walk to the top of the hill.她經過長途跋涉到達山頂後，腳腫了起來。PREPOSITION➤to腫脹到⋯◇My fingers and thumbs swelled to grotesque proportions.我的手指和大拇指腫得嚇人。➤with由於⋯腫脹◇Her legs had swollen with the heat.她的雙腿因受熱腫了起來。PHRASES➤swell shut腫得閉上◇His right eye had almost swollen shut.他的右眼腫得幾乎睜不開。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 5534 COCA: 4867
swell noun
⇨ wave 1 swell

verb

swell ♦︎ inflate ♦︎ blow sth up ♦︎ bloatThese words all mean to become or make sth bigger, especially by filling it with sth. 这些词均表示膨胀或使某物膨胀。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to swell / inflate sth with sth◆to inflate / blow up a balloon / tyre■ swell (swelled, swollen or swelled, swelled) [intransitive, transitive] to become bigger or rounder; to curve or make sth curve outwards 膨胀；肿胀；凸出；鼓起；使鼓起◆Her arm was beginning to swell up where the bee had stung her.她胳膊上被蜜蜂蜇的地方开始肿了起来。◆Cook the lentils for 20 minutes until they swell and soften.把小扁豆煮20分钟，煮到膨胀变软为止。◆If the rain continues the river could swell and burst its banks.如果雨还是不停，河水就会上涨并冲垮堤岸。◆The wind swelled the sails.风把帆吹鼓了起来。  see also swelling ⇨ tumour ■ inflate ɪnˈfleɪt [transitive, intransitive] (rather formal, especially written) to fill sth or become filled with air or gas 给⋯充气；充气◆Inflate your life jacket by pulling sharply on the cord.猛拽绳扣，给你的救生衣充气。◆The dinghy was in the water, fully inflated.橡皮艇已充好气放入水中。◆The life jacket failed to inflate.救生衣未能充气。▸ inflatable

adjective

◆an inflatable dinghy / mattress充气橡皮艇／垫子■ ˌblow sth ˈup

phrasal verb

(blew, blown) (rather informal, especially spoken) to fill sth with air or gas so that it becomes firm 给（某物）充气◆Can you help me blow up these balloons?您能帮我给这些气球充气吗？NOTE 辨析 Inflate or blow sth up? Inflate is more formal than blow sth up; it can also be used without an object. 与blow sth up相比，inflate更正式。inflate也可不带宾语◆The life jacket failed to blow up. ■ bloat [transitive, often passive] to swell or make sth swell, especially in an unpleasant way 膨胀；肿胀；使肿胀◆Her features had been bloated by years of drinking and drug-taking.她多年酗酒吸毒，已经变得面部浮肿。ⓘ Bloat is used especially about parts of the body. * bloat尤用于修饰身体部位。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 5534 COCA: 4867
swell
To become larger: grow, expand, swell...
To make something larger: enlarge, maximize, scale up...
To increase, or to increase something: increase, go up, add to...
What sound can do and changing sounds: amplify, reverberate, fade...
To feel an emotion: feel, experience, give up to...
Tides and waves: backwash, billow, breaker...
Rates of increase and the process of increasing: uptick, increase, growth...
Rounded and circular shapes: ball, balloon, band...
Very good: cushdy, great, select...

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