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swell[swel]vi.1.■膨胀，鼓胀：Your ambition,I think, is swelling.我看你的野心是越来越大了。to swell when becoming damp受潮后膨胀2.■【病理学】肿胀：Your arm has swollen by inflammation.你的手臂因感染已肿起来了。3.■(海洋)涨潮，(河水等)上涨；(泉水、泪等)涌出：The tide begins to swell.开始涨潮了。4.■鼓起，凸出：The sails swelled in the strong wind.劲风使船帆鼓起。5.■高起，隆起：A bump swells on the road.路面上隆起了一块凸块。6.■(在数量、力量、程度等方面)增多，壮大，扩大：The number of applicants has swollen to more than 200.申请人的数目已增至200多人。7.■(声音、音调等)变响亮，(逐渐)增强：The music should swell.音乐响度应该增强一些。8.■(感情、情绪等)加强，增长，高涨：The willing of living swelled in their mind.他们又燃起了活下去的愿望。He couldn't control the indignation that swelled in his heart.他无法抑制胸中涌起的义愤。9.■被充满(常与 with 连用)：He never swells with pride for successes.他从不为成功而沾沾自喜。10.■骄傲自满，高傲自大；趾高气扬：He always swelled to his subordinates.他总是趾高气扬地对待他的下级。vt.1.■使膨胀：That uncertain thing was swelled bigger.那个不知叫什么的东西膨胀得更大了。2.■使肿胀：He cupped his cheek swelled by toothache.他用手捂着因牙痛而肿胀的半边脸。3.■使(音量、音调等)增强，使更响亮：to swell a musical tone使音调增强4.■使(数量、程度、力量等)增多(或壮大)：How many hands do you think to swell your operations?你认为还需要多少帮手加强你们这次行动?5.■使情绪高涨；使(心头)充满(常与 with 连用)：to be swelled with pride in the heart心里充满了自豪6.■使凸起，使鼓起：His overcoat was swollen like a full balloon by the wind.他的大衣被风吹得鼓成了一个圆气球的样子。7.■使(海潮、河水等)上涨；使水涌：The waves were swelled over the rocks.巨浪冲上了石滩。His remarks swelled a past event up in my mind.他的一席话使一段往事涌上了我的心头。8.■使自命不凡，使趾高气扬n.1.■膨胀；肿胀2.■肿，胀；凸起，隆起3.■隆起部分，凸起处；(海底等的)隆起地4.■海涌；浪涌；滚滚浪潮5.■土地的逐渐升高6.■(情绪等的)高涨7.■(数量、程度、力量等的)增大，增强、壮大8.■(声音、声调的)渐强；越来越响亮的声音(或声调)9.■【音乐】10.■音量的渐强到渐弱11.■渐强到渐弱的符号(即〈〉)12.■(钢琴等乐器的)音量变化装置13.■[俚语]14.■衣着时髦的人，花花公子15.■社会名流；头面人物16.■[口语]极有才能的人，高手17.■[口语]高薪未婚的女子,薪金很高的未婚女子[single woman earning lots of lolly的首字母拼合]18.■[古语]神气活现adj.1.■[俚语]2.■(人)衣着时髦华丽的；身份高的3.■(东西、设施等)时髦的；雅致的4.■一流的，优秀的，了不起的近义词expandcome the heavy swell over[俚语]向…摆出一副神气活现的架势swell like a turkey cock见 turkey cockswell the ranks of加入(或扩大)…的队伍；增加…的数量变形vi.swelledswelled 或 swollenswelling
swellswell[swel]vt.(swelled; swollen [ˈswəulən])1.■使膨胀, 使增长, 使壮大2.■使隆起, 使 上涨3.■使骄傲自大, 使(情绪)高涨4.■提高(声音等)be swollen with indignation满腔愤怒be swollen with pride骄傲swell a note提高音调The wind swelled the sails.风使船帆鼓胀。The heavy rain swelled the river.大雨使河水上涨。These small items help to swell the total.这些小项目使总额增加了。词性变化swell[swel]vi.1.■膨胀, 肿大, 增长, 壮大2.■(声音等)提高, 渐强3.■上涨, 起浪4.■骄傲, 自满; (感情)激昂, 兴奋5.■高超, 隆起6.■增加, 积聚His emotion swells and subsides.他的情绪忽高忽低。Hills swell gradually from the plain.山渐渐从平原隆起。savings swell into a fortune.储蓄可以积成财富。swell[swel]n.1.■增大, 膨胀, 肿胀2.■隆起处3.■[只用单]滚滚的浪涛4.■[口]衣着时髦的人, 了不起的人, 头面人物, 极有才能的人5.■【音】渐强到渐弱(符号)a swell in population人口的膨胀a swell in politics政界名人a swell at tennis网球名手a swell at English英语名家The boat rocked in the swell.船在海浪中摇摆。swell[swel]adj.1.■[口]漂亮的, 极好的, 高级的, 时髦的a swell tennis player一个优秀的网球员a swell impression极好的印象a swell girl时髦华丽的女郎
继承用法swell-buttedadj.1.■(树等)根部特别大的swell-doodleadj.1.■[美]漂亮的, 时髦的, 可爱的swellfish[ˈswelfɪʃ]n.1.■【动】河豚, 东方swell-headn.1.■[美俚]自高自大的人swell-mobmann.1.■[英]绅士打扮的扒手swellern.swellish[ˈswelɪʃ]adj.1.■时髦的, 漂亮的
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