swell

美 [swel]

英 [swel]

复数：swells 现在分词：swelling 过去式：swelled

搭配

v.+n.

swell volume

swell

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1.	[i] ~ (up) 膨胀；肿胀to become bigger or rounder

Her arm was beginning to swell up where the bee had stung her.

她胳膊给蜜蜂蜇了，肿了起来。

2.	[i][t] （使）凸出，鼓出to curve out or make sth curve out

	The sails swelled (out) in the wind. 船帆鼓满了风。
	The wind swelled (out) the sails. 风鼓起了帆。

3.	[t][i] （使）增加，增大，扩大to increase or make sth increase in number or size

	Last year's profits were swelled by a fall in production costs. 去年因生产成本下降，利润有所增加。
	We are looking for more volunteers to swell the ranks(= increase the number) of those already helping. 我们期盼有更多的志愿者加入，以壮大目前已在提供帮助的队伍。
	Membership has swelled to over 20 000. 成员增加到 2 万余人。

4.	[i] 变得更响亮；增强to become louder

The cheering swelled through the hall.

欢呼声越来越大，响彻大厅。

5.	[i] ~ (with sth) 充满（激情）to be filled with a strong emotion

to swell with pride

满腔自豪

1.	[c][ususing] 海浪的涌动；涌浪the movement of the sea when it rises and falls without the waves breaking

The boat was caught in a heavy(= strong) swell.

船遇上了大浪涌。

2.	[sing] （尤指身体部位）凸起的形状，鼓出处，隆起处the curved shape of sth, especially a part of the body

the firm swell of her breasts

她挺拔的乳峰

3.	[sing] 增加；增大；扩大；增强a situation in which sth increases in size, number, strength, etc.

	a growing swell of support 越来越多的支持
	a swell of pride 自豪感的增强

4.	[sing] 逐渐增强a gradual increase in the volume of sth

5.	(informal) 重要人士；时髦人物an important or fashionable person

adj.

1.	(informal) 很愉快的；极有趣的very good, enjoyable, etc.

We had a swell time.

我们过得开心极了。