| 词汇 | swell |
| 释义 | swell (noun) swell (adjective) swell 5 ENTRIES FOUND: swell (verb) swell (noun) swell (adjective) swelling (noun) head (noun) 1 swell /ˈswɛl/ verb swells; swelled; swelled or swollen /ˈswoʊlən/ ; swelling 1 swell /ˈswɛl/ verb swells; swelled; swelled or swollen /ˈswoʊlən/ ; swelling Learner's definition of SWELL 1 [no object] : to become larger than normal膨胀；肿胀 Her broken ankle swelled badly.她的脚踝骨折，肿得厉害。 — often + up The bee sting made my whole arm swell up.蜜蜂蜇得我整个胳膊都肿了。 2 [+ object] : to make (something, such as a river) larger or more full than normal使（河水等）上涨 Heavy rains swelled the river.大雨使河水上涨。 3 : to increase in size or number（使）增长，增加，扩大 [no object] The population has swelled/swollen in recent years.人口数量近年来有所增长。 The economy is swelling at an annual rate of five percent.经济以每年百分之五的速度增长。 [+ object] Immigrants have swelled the population.移民使人口数量增加了。 4 [no object] : to become louder变响亮；变大声 The music swelled.音乐声逐渐增强。 5 : to cause (something, such as a sail) to stretch outward and become full使（风帆等）鼓起 [+ object] The breeze swelled (out) the sails.微风鼓起了船帆。 [no object] The sails swelled (out) in the breeze.船帆在微风中鼓起。 6 [no object] : to feel an emotion strongly感受到强烈的感情；（情绪）高涨 — + with His heart swelled with pride. [=he felt very proud]他的心里充满了自豪。 a swelled head — see 1head — swollen adjective a swollen ankle/gland肿胀的脚踝/腺体 a swollen river水位上涨的河流 2 swell /ˈswɛl/ noun plural swells 2 swell /ˈswɛl/ noun plural swells Learner's definition of SWELL 1 [count] : an upward and downward movement of the water in the sea海浪的涌动；涌浪 The storm has brought high winds and heavy swells along the coast.这场暴风雨给沿岸带来了大风大浪。 2 [noncount] : the curved or rounded shape of something隆起 the swell of a pregnant woman's belly孕妇腹部的隆起 3 [singular] a : an increase in size or number（规模或数量的）增长，增加 a swell in the population人口增长 b : an increase in loudness（音量的）增强 the swell of the music音乐声的增强 c : an increase in the strength of an emotion情感的增强 a swell of enthusiasm/fear/hope热情/恐惧/希望的增强 — see also groundswell 4 [count] informal + old-fashioned : a socially important or fashionable person重要人物；时尚人士 a party for a bunch of swells一群时尚人士的聚会 3 swell /ˈswɛl/ adjective 3 swell /ˈswɛl/ adjective Learner's definition of SWELL US, informal + old-fashioned : very good : excellent极好的；很棒的 That was a swell party.那个聚会很棒。 He's a swell guy.他是个很好的人。 |
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