| 释义 |
swell /swel/ vi. | vt. | n. | a. | phr.
I (过去式 swelled, 过去分词 swol·len /ˈswəʊlən/ 或 swelled)
❶ vi.
1. 膨胀；肿胀
Bread dough swells as it rises. 做面包的面团发酵时会膨胀。
A tyre swells as it is filled with air. 轮胎充气后会胀起。
His injured wrist began to swell (up). 他那受伤的手腕开始肿起。
2. 凸出，鼓起
a cask that swells in the middle 中部凸出的木桶
The sails swelled out in the wind. 船帆在风中鼓起。
3. 隆起，高起
The ground swelled into an eminence. 地面隆起成高地。
4. (河水等)上涨；(海洋等)波涛汹涌；(泉水、眼泪等)上涌
The tide swelled in over the sand. 潮水上涨，淹没了沙滩。
5. (在数量、力量、程度等方面)逐渐增加；逐渐扩大
It took another twenty years for the population to swell to twice its size. 又过了20年人口才增长了一倍。
The enrolment of our school swelled to 1000 this year. 今年我校的入学人数增至1000名。
The wind swelled into a tempest. 风力增大形成了风暴。
Our ranks have swelled. 我们的队伍壮大了。
6. (声音、音调等)增强，变响亮
The murmur gradually swelled into angry roars. 低沉的嘁喳声渐渐增强，终于成了怒吼。
7. (情绪等)升涨，高涨
His guilt swelled, but he squashed it. 他的内疚心情油然而生，但他又把它强行按捺下去。
At once hope would swell again. 很快，希望又会抬头。
Anger swelled in me. 我心头怒火升腾。
8. 被充满(with)
swell with indignation 满腔义愤
My soul swells with contentment. 我在心灵上感到十分满足。
Never swell with pride when you have made some contributions. 作出了一些贡献不要沾沾自喜。
9. 趾高气扬，自命不凡
He would come home and swell around his town in his top hat. 他常常回老家来，戴着大礼帽自命不凡地在镇上溜达。
❷ vt.
1. 使膨胀；使肿胀
The wasp sting swelled his face. 黄蜂刺得他的脸肿了起来。
2. 使凸出，使鼓起
The wind swelled (out) the sails. 风使船帆鼓起。
3. 使(河水等)上涨；使上涌
The heavy rain swelled the river. 大雨使河水上涨。
A thousand springs and creeks and a dozen lesser rivers run to swell the Yangtze. 无数泉水和溪流以及十多条较小的江河合流成为滔滔长江。
4. 使(在数量、力量、程度等方面)增加；使壮大
We sent three divisions to swell our military strength. 我们派遣了3个师去增强我军兵力。
expenditure swollen by extravagance 铺张浪费造成的庞大开支
Our ranks are being constantly swelled. 我们的队伍在不断壮大。
5. 增强(声音、音调等)，使更响亮
swell a musical note 增强乐曲的音调
6. (情绪)充满(心头)；使充满(with)
Pride swelled his heart. 他的心里充满着自豪感。
Success swelled his breast with pride. 成功使他的心里充满了自豪感。
be swollen with indignation 满腔义愤
7. 使趾高气扬，使自命不凡
be swollen with one's own importance 自以为了不起
II n.
1. 膨胀；肿胀
2. 凸出(处)，鼓起(处)，隆起(处)，高起(处)；(海底等的)隆起地；两端鼓起的铁罐
Power lay in the brown swell of his forearms. 他肌肉鼓起的棕色上臂充满了力量。
the firm swell of a woman's breasts 女子乳房的丰满坚挺
the mid-Atlantic swell 大西洋中部的海底隆起
3. (数量、力量、程度等的)增加；壮大
a swell in population 人口的膨胀
4. 大片海面的缓慢起伏，浪涌，海涌，长浪；滚滚浪潮
There was a heavy swell after the storm. 风暴过后发生了很大的海涌。
The boat rose and fell to ocean swells. 船随着海浪起伏。
5. (声调、声音的)逐渐增强；越来越响亮的声调(或声音)
the great swell of the organ 洪亮震耳的风琴声
6. 【音】渐强到渐弱；渐强到渐弱符号(即<>)；(风琴等的)音量调节器
7. 〈口〉衣着时髦的人；了不起的人；头面人物；极有才能的人
What a swell you look in that new suit! 你穿了那套新衣服多帅!
a swell at tennis 网球好手
8. 〈古〉神气活现
III a.
1. 〈古〉(事物)时髦的，华丽的；〈俚〉(人)衣着时髦的，身份高的
swell clothes 漂亮衣服
a swell hotel 高级旅馆
2. 〈美口〉[用以表示赞许]极好的，第一流的，了不起的
She was a really swell girl. 她真是个出色的姑娘。
a swell pianist 第一流的钢琴家
[< OE swellan; 与 OHG swellan to swell 有关]
phr. come the heavy swell over sb. 〈俚〉向某人摆出一副神气活现的架势 swell like a turkey cock 见 turkey cock |