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| 1 | swell I to become larger than normal , usually because of liquid collecting inside 膨胀；肿胀 |
| My ankles tend to swell when I travel by air. 我坐飞机旅行时脚踝常会肿起来。 |
| Moisture causes the timber to swell. 木材受潮会膨胀。 |
| | 1a | T to make something larger than normal 使（某物）膨胀；使肿胀 | | be swollen with sth The river was swollen with rain. 由于下雨，河水上涨了。 | |
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| 2 | I to increase in amount or number （数量）增加 |
| Attendance figures have swollen to 37,000 this season. 这个赛季观看比赛的人数已增加到37,000人。 |
| | 2a | T to make something increase 使增加 | | Holidaymakers swell the local population in summer. 夏季的旅游度假者使本地人口增多了。 | |
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| 3 | I literary to become gradually louder （声音）逐渐增强，变响亮 |
| The shouts swelled to a roar. 叫喊声渐渐增强，最终变成了怒吼声。 |
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| 4 | I/T mainly literary someone who swells with pride , joy etc feels extremely proud or happy （使某人）感到极其自豪（或高兴） |
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| - | swell sb’ s coffers
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| to increase the amount of money an organization has |
| 增强某机构的财力 |
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| - | swell the ranks
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| to increase the number of people in a group |
| 增加团体的人数 |
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| Soldiers leave the army, only to end up swelling the ranks of the homeless. 士兵离开军队最终只会使无家可归者的人数增多。 |
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| PHRASAL VERBS |
| - | ˌswell ˈup |
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| | swell1 1 | Her injured face was swelling up. 她受伤的脸肿了起来。 | |
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