swell
柯林斯词典
1. V-T/V-I If the amount or size of something swells or if something swells it, it becomes larger than it was before. 使增大; 增大
The human population swelled, at least temporarily, as migrants moved south. 随着移民们南移，人口便增加了，至少是暂时增加了。
His bank balance has swelled by $222,000 in the last three weeks. 他的银行存款在过去的3周里增加了$222,000。
2. V-I If something such as a part of your body swells, it becomes larger and rounder than normal. (身体部位等) 肿胀
Do your ankles swell at night?
你的脚踝晚上会肿吗？
3. PHRASAL VERB Swell up means the same as . 肿胀
When you develop a throat infection or catch a cold the glands in the neck swell up. 当你咽喉发炎或感冒时, 脖子上的腺体会肿起来。
4. →see also swollen
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swell /swɛl/ (swelling,swelled,swollen,swells)
剑桥词典
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- My foot swelled up to three times the normal size when it was stung by a wasp .
- Excessive moisture will cause the wood to swell.
- Tourists swell the local population during the summer months .
- My arm swelled up where I was stung by a bee .
- The banks of the river were swollen with the increased rainfall . 返回 swell
to become larger and rounder than usual ; to (cause to) increase in size or amount
肿胀，肿，膨胀
It was obvious she had broken her toe , because it immediately started to swell (up). 她的脚趾显然已经骨折，因为立刻肿起来了。
The group recruited more members , swelling its ranks (= increasing its size ) to more than 1.3 million. 这个团体招募了更多会员，总人数已超过130万人。
literary His heart /breast swelled with pride (= he felt very proud ) as he stood watching his son graduate . 当他站在那里观看儿子的毕业典礼时，心中充满自豪。
[ 不及物动词：后面不接宾语的动词 ]
If music swells, it becomes louder .
（音乐声等）变大，增大，变响亮
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