单词 | swell |
释义 | swell¹ 🄰 vi. 1.(become larger)ankles, arm, face, eye +肿胀;fruit, buds, tyre, paper +膨胀 Do your ankles swell at night?你的脚踝在夜里会肿吗? The water content will cause the wallpaper to swell.水分会使墙纸起鼓。 2.(increase)population, crowd, bank balance, profits +增加;增多;扩大 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。 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。 3.<文>(curve outwards)sails +鼓起;凸起 The great sail caught the wind and swelled.巨大的船帆迎风鼓了起来。 4.<文>sound, music +变响亮;增强 Heavenly music swelled from nowhere.不知何处响起了天籁般的音乐。 5.<文>(be filled with emotion)(骄傲、喜悦等情感)涌起, 充满 Her glad heart swelling, Tatiana obliged.塔蒂亚娜心中充盈着喜悦与感激之情。 to swell with sth(心中)充满… to swell with pride充满自豪感 6.sea, lake +涨潮;涌浪 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。 7.river, tears +上涌;涌出 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。 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。 🄱 vt. 1.(increase)+ profits, numbers, population, crowd使增加;使增多 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。 Its population is swollen by 360,000 refugees.36万名难民的涌入导致该国人口大增。 2.(make bigger in size)+ ankles, arm, face, eye使肿胀;使膨胀 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。 3.<文>+ sails使鼓起;使凸起 4.【音】使(乐句)由渐强到渐弱 Phrasal Verbsswell out,swell up swell² 1.(surface movement)+of sea涌动 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。 2.(waves)浪头;波浪 A swell caught the raft and lifted it.一股浪赶上了木筏, 将其抬高起来。 3.(increase)增加;增强;膨胀 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。 4.(bulge)隆起;凸起 5.(hill)小山;小丘 6.<过时,非正式>(fashionable person)衣着时髦的人 7.<过时,非正式>(upper-class person)社会地位高的人;政要 8.【音】(crescendo and diminuendo)渐强到渐弱 9.【音】(organ pipes)(封闭在管风琴强弱音箱中的)音管 10.【音】(control on organ)强弱音装置 swell³ <美,过时,非正式> 1.(excellent)+ guy, kid, place, car一流的;极好的;了不起的 We had a swell time.我们过得开心极了。 She's a swell kid.她是个了不起的孩子。 2.(stylish, grand)+ hotel, bar时髦的;豪华的 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。 |
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