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🔑swellswell1 /swɛl / verb (past tense swelled /swɛld / , past participle swol·len /ˈswoʊlən / or swelled)- [intransitive, transitive] swell (up) to become or to make something bigger, fuller, or thicker（使）膨胀，肿胀，凸起◆After the fall, her ankle began to swell up.她摔倒之后脚踝肿了起来。◆Heavy rain had swollen the rivers.大雨导致河水上涨。
- [intransitive, transitive] to increase or make something increase in number or size（使）增长，增大◆The crowd swelled to 600 by the end of the evening.晚会结束时，人数上升到了 600 人。
- [intransitive] (formal) (used about feelings or sound) to suddenly become stronger or louder（感情）突然变得强烈；（声音）突然响亮起来◆Hatred swelled inside him.他突然满腔仇恨。
swellswell2 /swɛl / noun [countable, usually singular] the movement of the ocean when it rises and falls without the waves breaking海浪的涌动；涌浪◆The boat was caught in a heavy (= strong) swell.船遇上了大浪。
swellswell3 /swɛl / adjective (old-fashioned, informal) very good; enjoyable很棒的；开心的◆We had a swell time.我们玩得很痛快。 |