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swell v.(使)膨胀,增大 You can use the word swell to describe what happens to an injured body part, like a black eye that swells up, or in a figurative way, to describe a feeling of fullness, like when your heart swells with pride at your sister's big music performance. In the 1930s, swell became a popular slang term meaning great or excellent. But it also can describe a wealthy, elegant person, like a group of swells at a fancy restaurant. ★★☆☆☆ 2013.5

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[swel] To swell is to expand or grow larger. If your brother's face started to swell after he ate lobster for the first time, you'd probably guess that he's allergic to shellfish. According to the World Social Science Report 2010, the number of social-science students worldwide has swollen by about 11% every year since 2000. The forms swelled and swollen are both used as the past participle. swelled 和 swollen 均可用作过去分词。1[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)膨胀；(使)扩大；(使)增加 If the amount or size of something swells or if something swells it, it becomes larger than it was before.   [V]  [V to/by n]  [V n to n]  [V-ing]  [V-ed]  [Also V n]The human population swelled, at least temporarily, as migrants moved south...随着移居者南移，人口出现膨胀，至少是暂时性膨胀。By the end of this month the size of the mission is expected to swell to 280 people...到这个月底，参加该任务的人员规模将有望增至 280 人。His bank balance has swelled by £222,000 in the last three weeks...在过去的 3 周里，他银行的存款多了 222,000 英镑。Offers from other countries should swell the force to 35,000.其他国家的支援将可使兵力增至 35,000 人。...the ever-swelling numbers of the homeless...无家可归者人数的持续增长Its population is swollen by 360,000 refugees.360,000 名难民使该国人口大增。2[VERB 动词](身体部位)肿胀，膨胀 If something such as a part of your body swells, it becomes larger and rounder than normal.   [V]  [V to n]  [V P]Do your ankles swell at night?...你夜里脚踝肿吗？The limbs swell to an enormous size.四肢肿得不得了。Swell up means the same as swell .swell up 同 swellWhen you develop a throat infection or catch a cold the glands in the neck swell up.当咽喉感染或感冒时，扁桃腺就会肿胀。3[VERB 动词]涌起，充满(某种情感) If you swell with a feeling, you are suddenly full of that feeling.   [V with n]  [LITERARY 文]She could see her two sons swell with pride.她能看出她的两个儿子充满了骄傲。4[VERB 动词](声音)增强，变响亮 If sounds swell, they get louder.   [V]  [LITERARY 文]Heavenly music swelled from nowhere.不知从何处响起天籁般的音乐。5[N-COUNT 可数名词]浪潮；浪涌 A swell is the regular movement of waves up and down in the open sea. We bobbed gently up and down on the swell of the incoming tide.我们随着涨潮的浪涌轻轻地起伏。6[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]极好的；了不起的；非常棒的 You can describe something as swell if you think it is really nice.   [AM 美]  [INFORMAL 非正式]I've had a swell time.我过得极为开心。7See also:swelling；swollen；groundswell；  相关词组：swell up

英语单词	swell
英美音标	[swel]
中文释义	v.(使)膨胀,增大
vocab简明	To swell is to expand or grow larger. If your brother's face started to swell after he ate lobster for the first time, you'd probably guess that he's allergic to shellfish.
vocab扩展	You can use the word swell to describe what happens to an injured body part, like a black eye that swells up, or in a figurative way, to describe a feeling of fullness, like when your heart swells with pride at your sister's big music performance. In the 1930s, swell became a popular slang term meaning great or excellent. But it also can describe a wealthy, elegant person, like a group of swells at a fancy restaurant.
真题原句	According to the World Social Science Report 2010, the number of social-science students worldwide has swollen by about 11% every year since 2000.
柯林斯星级	★★☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	The forms swelled and swollen are both used as the past participle. swelled 和 swollen 均可用作过去分词。 1 [V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)膨胀；(使)扩大；(使)增加 If the amount or size of something swells or if something swells it, it becomes larger than it was before. [V] [V to/by n] [V n to n] [V-ing] [V-ed] [Also V n] The human population swelled, at least temporarily, as migrants moved south... 随着移居者南移，人口出现膨胀，至少是暂时性膨胀。 By the end of this month the size of the mission is expected to swell to 280 people... 到这个月底，参加该任务的人员规模将有望增至 280 人。 His bank balance has swelled by £222,000 in the last three weeks... 在过去的 3 周里，他银行的存款多了 222,000 英镑。 Offers from other countries should swell the force to 35,000. 其他国家的支援将可使兵力增至 35,000 人。 ...the ever-swelling numbers of the homeless... 无家可归者人数的持续增长 Its population is swollen by 360,000 refugees. 360,000 名难民使该国人口大增。 2 [VERB 动词](身体部位)肿胀，膨胀 If something such as a part of your body swells, it becomes larger and rounder than normal. [V] [V to n] [V P] Do your ankles swell at night?... 你夜里脚踝肿吗？ The limbs swell to an enormous size. 四肢肿得不得了。 Swell up means the same as swell .swell up 同 swell When you develop a throat infection or catch a cold the glands in the neck swell up. 当咽喉感染或感冒时，扁桃腺就会肿胀。 3 [VERB 动词]涌起，充满(某种情感) If you swell with a feeling, you are suddenly full of that feeling. [V with n] [LITERARY 文] She could see her two sons swell with pride. 她能看出她的两个儿子充满了骄傲。 4 [VERB 动词](声音)增强，变响亮 If sounds swell, they get louder. [V] [LITERARY 文] Heavenly music swelled from nowhere. 不知从何处响起天籁般的音乐。 5 [N-COUNT 可数名词]浪潮；浪涌 A swell is the regular movement of waves up and down in the open sea. We bobbed gently up and down on the swell of the incoming tide. 我们随着涨潮的浪涌轻轻地起伏。 6 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]极好的；了不起的；非常棒的 You can describe something as swell if you think it is really nice. [AM 美] [INFORMAL 非正式] I've had a swell time. 我过得极为开心。 7 See also:swelling ；swollen ；groundswell ；相关词组： swell up
来源	2013.5

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