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Swell Verb Size Larger 例:The 英[Swel 美[Swɛl Vt

单词 swell
音标
英[swel] 美[swɛl]
解释
vt.& vi.增强;肿胀;膨胀;充满(激情);n.汹涌;重要人士;(尤指身体部位)凸起的形状;声音渐强;adj.极好的;了不起的;非常棒的;
例句

V-ERG
(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.
例: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。
例: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。

VERB
(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.
例:Do your ankles swell at night?...你夜里脚踝肿吗?
例:The limbs swell to an enormous size.四肢肿得不得了。

VERB
涌起,充满(某种情感)
If you swell with a feeling, you are suddenly full of that feeling.
例:She could see her two sons swell with pride.她能看出她的两个儿子充满了骄傲。

VERB
(声音)增强,变响亮
If sounds swell, they get louder.
例:Heavenly music swelled from nowhere.不知从何处响起天籁般的音乐。

N-COUNT
浪潮;浪涌
A swell is the regular movement of waves up and down in the open sea.
例: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。

ADJ-GRADED
极好的;了不起的;非常棒的
You can describe something as swell if you think it is really nice.
例:I've had a swell time.我过得极为开心。
变形
third:swells~done:swollen swelled~ing:swelling~past:swelled~

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