swell

[swel]

v.（使）膨胀, （使）鼓起, （使）增长
n.增大, 膨胀, 肿胀, 汹涌
adj.<口>很棒的,时髦的,一流的
n. 衣着时髦的人, 风头人物

vi.

1. 肿起, 肿胀[(+up)]

His ankles began to swell.

他的脚踝肿起来了。

2. (土地等)隆起; (河水等)上涨

3. 增长; 增大; 壮大[(+to/into)]

The newly-arrived refugees swelled the ranks of the unemployed.

新来的难民增加了失业的人数。

4. (声音, 音乐等)增强

5. 骄傲自负; 夸大

6. (情绪等)高涨

Anger swelled in him.

他心头升起怒火。

7. (帆等)膨胀, 鼓起[(+out)]

The sails swelled out in the wind.

船帆在风中鼓起。

vt.

1. 使(力量等)增长

2. 使隆起; 使上涨

The river was swollen with melted snow.

河水因融雪而上涨。

3. 使骄傲自大

4. 使(情绪等)高涨

She was swollen with contentment.

她感到十分满足。

5. 提高(音调, 声音等)

6. 使膨胀, 使鼓起[(+out)]

A brisk wind swelled the sails.

一阵疾风使船帆鼓起。

a.

1. 【口】很棒的, 一流的

She is a swell girl.

她是一个好女孩。

Our boy is doing swell at college.

我们的儿子在大学里表现出色。

He is a swell teacher.

他是位非常出色的教师。

2. 【俚】服装时髦的; 漂亮的; 风头健的

n.

1. 鼓起, 膨胀; 肿胀[the S]

2. 增大, 壮大[the S]

There was a swell in the city's population.

该市出现过人口膨胀。

3. (声音的)增强; (音量的)增大[U]

4. 【音】渐强到渐弱(符号)[U][C]

5. (浪涛的)汹涌; (土地的)隆起[the S]

6. 隆起部分[C]

7. 【口】衣着时髦的人; 风头人物[C]

His brother is a swell at boxing.

他兄弟是个拳击能手。

词形变化

形容词比较级: sweller | 形容词最高级: swellest | 动词过去式: swelled | 动词过去分词: swelled/swollen | 动词现在分词: swelling | 动词第三人称单数: swells |

词义辨析

同义:

vi.扩大; 增大

billow  amplify  magnify  inflate  stretch  bulge  increase  expand  broaden  enlarge  grow bigger

a.好的; 一流的

good  

同义参见:

sea  pump  abound  distend  mound  boom  bloat  knob  wax  inflame  heave  balloon  surge  aggrandize  

反义:

vi.vt.肿胀; (使)增长

shrink  

英英释义

名词 swell:

the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea

同义词：crestless wave

a rounded elevation (especially one on an ocean floor)

a crescendo followed by a decrescendo

a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance

同义词：dandy, dude, fop, gallant, sheik, beau, fashion plate, clotheshorse

动词 swell:

increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity

become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger

同义词：puff up

expand abnormally

同义词：swell up, intumesce, tumefy, tumesce

come up (as of feelings and thoughts, or other ephemeral things)

同义词：well up

come up, as of a liquid

同义词：well

cause to become swollen

形容词 swell:

very good

同义词：bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad, peachy, slap-up, smashing

补充

swellswell英:[swel] 美:[swɛl]vt. & vi.1.肿胀, 膨胀, 鼓起Her leg has swollen badly.她的腿肿得很厉害。The infection swelled his hand.由于感染, 他的手肿了起来。2.增强, 增多, 扩大His fortune has swollen during the war.他的财产在战争期间大为增加。After the heavy rain the river swelled.大雨过后, 河水猛涨。These small items help to swell the total.这些小项目使总额增加了。n.1.汹涌The waves had taken on a deep swell.海浪汹涌。2.声音渐强

例句

1. Do your ankles swell at night?你的脚踝在夜里会肿吗？ 2. The water content will cause the wallpaper to swell.水分会使墙纸起鼓。 3. The human population swelled, at least temporarily, as migrants moved south.随着移民南迁, 人口出现了至少是暂时性的膨胀。 4. After-tax net profits swelled 22.5 per cent to $81.5 million in the year to June.截止到今年六月份, 税后净利润增长了22.5%, 达到了8,150万美元。 5. The great sail caught the wind and swelled.巨大的船帆迎风鼓了起来。 6. Heavenly music swelled from nowhere.不知何处响起了天籁般的音乐。 7. Her glad heart swelling, Tatiana obliged.塔蒂亚娜心中充盈着喜悦与感激之情。 8. Below them the grey expanse of sea heaved and swelled.在他们下面, 灰白色的广阔海面上下起伏, 波涛汹涌。 9. Then the rivers began to swell, the water rising nine feet in twenty-four hours.接着河水开始上涨, 24小时里上涨了9英尺。 10. Tears swelled in his blue eyes and began to spill down his cheeks.泪水从他蓝色的眼睛中夺眶而出, 顺着脸颊流了下来。 11. Offers from other countries should swell the force to 35,000.其他国家的支援可使兵力增至35,000人。 12. Its population is swollen by 360,000 refugees.36万名难民的涌入导致该国人口大增。 13. The rash is caused by the release of chemicals, including histamine, which swell body tissues.这种皮疹是某些化学物质的释放引起的, 其中包括组胺, 它可使人体组织肿胀。 14. We bobbed gently up and down on the swell of the incoming tide.我们随着涨潮的浪涌轻轻起伏。 15. A swell caught the raft and lifted it.一股浪赶上了木筏, 将其抬高起来。 16. Her appearance caused a little swell of interest among the guests.她的出现让客人们的兴致提高了一点。 17. We had a swell time.我们过得开心极了。 18. She's a swell kid.她是个了不起的孩子。 19. Calista Flockhart looks sweller than ever as she steps out in a mini dress and boots.卡莉斯塔·弗洛克哈特穿着迷你裙和靴子走出来, 看起来比任何时候都要时髦。 20. Your ambition,I think, is swelling.我看你的野心是越来越大了。 21. to swell when becoming damp受潮后膨胀 22. Your arm has swollen by inflammation.你的手臂因感染已肿起来了。 23. The tide begins to swell.开始涨潮了。 24. The sails swelled in the strong wind.劲风使船帆鼓起。 25. A bump swells on the road.路面上隆起了一块凸块。 26. The number of applicants has swollen to more than 200.申请人的数目已增至200多人。 27. The music should swell.音乐响度应该增强一些。 28. The willing of living swelled in their mind.他们又燃起了活下去的愿望。 29. He couldn't control the indignation that swelled in his heart.他无法抑制胸中涌起的义愤。 30. He never swells with pride for successes.他从不为成功而沾沾自喜。 31. He always swelled to his subordinates.他总是趾高气扬地对待他的下级。 32. That uncertain thing was swelled bigger.那个不知叫什么的东西膨胀得更大了。 33. He cupped his cheek swelled by toothache.他用手捂着因牙痛而肿胀的半边脸。 34. to swell a musical tone使音调增强 35. 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? 36. to be swelled with pride in the heart心里充满了自豪 37. 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。 38. The waves were swelled over the rocks.巨浪冲上了石滩。 39. 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。 40. her bruised knee was already swelling up.她擦伤的膝盖已经肿起来了。 41. the sky was black and swollen with rain.天黑压压的就要下雨了。 42. [as adj. swollen]swollen glands.肿胀的腺体。 43. [no obj.]the murmur swelled to a roar.窃窃私语的声音逐渐扩大形成一片喧哗。 44. [as adj. swelling]the swelling ranks of Irish singer-songwriters.不断扩大的爱尔兰歌手兼歌曲作家的队伍。 45. [with obj.]the population was swollen by refugees.大量的难民使人口剧增。 46. she felt herself swell with pride.她感到心中一股自豪之情油然而生。 47. the soft swell of her breast.她胸部的柔和隆起。 48. a huge swell in the popularity of one-day cricket.一日板球赛越来越受到欢迎。 49. a swell of pride swept over George.一股自豪之情掠过了乔治的心头。 50. there was a heavy swell.海面上有很大的浪涌。 51. a crowd of city swells.一群城市名流。 52. you're looking swell.你今天看起来非常精神。 53. a swell boulevard.一条漂亮的林荫大道。 54. everything was just going swell.一切都进展得非常顺利。 55. I am not saying this to make your head swell.我这样说不是为了让你感到自以为是的。 56. if I say this, you'll get swollen-headed.要是我这么说，你肯定会觉得自己了不起的。 57. After the fall her ankle began to swell up.她跌倒后脚腕开始肿胀起来。 58. Heavy rain had swollen the rivers.大雨使河水高涨。 59. The crowd swelled to 600 by the end of the evening.到了晚上，聚集的人群增加到600人。 60. Hatred swelled inside him.他内心顿时充满仇恨。 61. Her broken ankle swelled badly.她的脚踝骨折，肿得厉害。 62. The bee sting made my whole arm swell up.蜜蜂蜇得我整个胳膊都肿了。 63. Heavy rains swelled the river.大雨使河水上涨。 64. The population has swelled/swollen in recent years.人口数量近年来有所增长。 65. 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。 66. Immigrants have swelled the population.移民使人口数量增加了。 67. The music swelled.音乐声逐渐增强。 68. The breeze swelled (out) the sails.微风鼓起了船帆。 69. The sails swelled (out) in the breeze.船帆在微风中鼓起。 70. His heart swelled with pride. [=he felt very proud]他的心里充满了自豪。 71. a swollen ankle/gland肿胀的脚踝/腺体 72. a swollen river水位上涨的河流 73. 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。 74. the swell of a pregnant woman's belly孕妇腹部的隆起 75. a swell in the population人口增长 76. the swell of the music音乐声的增强 77. a swell of enthusiasm/fear/hope热情/恐惧/希望的增强 78. a party for a bunch of swells一群时尚人士的聚会 79. That was a swell party.那个聚会很棒。 80. He's a swell guy.他是个很好的人。