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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 5534 COCA: 4867
swellverbuk/swel/ us/swel/ swelled, swollen or swelled

C2 [ I or T ] to become larger and rounder than usual; to (cause to) increase in size or amount肿胀，肿，膨胀

It was obvious she had broken her toe, because it immediately started to swell (up).她的脚趾显然已经骨折，因为立刻肿起来了。
The group recruited more members, swelling its ranks (= increasing its size) to more than 1.3 million.这个团体招募了更多会员，总人数已超过130万人。
literary His heart/breast swelled with pride (= he felt very proud) as he stood watching his son graduate.当他站在那里观看儿子的毕业典礼时，心中充满自豪。

[ I ] If music swells, it becomes louder.（音乐声等）变大，增大，变响亮

More examples

My foot swelled up to three times the normal size when it was stung by a wasp.

Excessive moisture will cause the wood to swell.

Tourists swell the local population during the summer months.

My arm swelled up where I was stung by a bee.

The banks of the river were swollen with the increased rainfall.

swellnoun [ S ]uk/swel/ us/swel/

swell noun [ S ] WAVES

the slow up and down movement of the sea with large but smooth waves（缓慢的）波涛起伏

See also
groundswell

swell noun [ S ] SOUND

an increase in sound produced by a musical instrument or instruments（乐器）音量的变大

swelladjectiveuk/swel/ us/swel/ US old-fashioned informal

very good or pleasant极好的

That's a swell idea!那个主意好极了！
swelladverbuk/swel/ us/swel/ US old-fashioned informal

very well极好地

Everything's going swell.一切都很顺利。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 5534 COCA: 4867
swell

noun¹

 1movement of the surface of the sea海面起伏ADJECTIVE | SWELL + VERB | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤heavy猛烈的浪湧▸➤gentle, slight溫和的／微小的波浪▸➤10-foot, 20-foot, etc. * 10 英尺、20 英尺等的大浪▸➤Atlantic, ocean大西洋上的／海洋上的浪濤◇The ship was bobbing up and down like a small boat in a heavy ocean swell.輪船在洶湧的海浪中像一葉小舟上下顛簸。SWELL + VERB➤break, come in, roll in, surge up波浪衝擊／湧來／滾滾而來／洶湧澎湃◇The Atlantic swell surged up under them.大西洋的浪濤在他們下面滾滾湧起。PREPOSITION➤in a/the swell在大浪中◇The trawler rolled wildly in the heavy swell.拖網漁船在大浪中猛烈晃動。➤on the swell在浪峰上➤with the swell隨着海浪◇The boat rose and fell with the swell.船隨着浪濤起伏跌宕。
swell

noun²

 2curve in sth曲線ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤gentle, soft平緩的／柔和的曲線PREPOSITION➤swell of⋯的曲線◇the gentle swell of her breasts她胸部柔和的曲線
swell

verb

ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERB➤badly腫得厲害◇His sprained ankle had swollen badly.他扭傷的腳踝腫得厲害。➤slightly稍微有些腫▸➤up腫起來◇Her feet swelled up after the long walk to the top of the hill.她經過長途跋涉到達山頂後，腳腫了起來。PREPOSITION➤to腫脹到⋯◇My fingers and thumbs swelled to grotesque proportions.我的手指和大拇指腫得嚇人。➤with由於⋯腫脹◇Her legs had swollen with the heat.她的雙腿因受熱腫了起來。PHRASES➤swell shut腫得閉上◇His right eye had almost swollen shut.他的右眼腫得幾乎睜不開。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 5534 COCA: 4867
swell noun
⇨ wave 1 swell

verb

swell ♦︎ inflate ♦︎ blow sth up ♦︎ bloatThese words all mean to become or make sth bigger, especially by filling it with sth. 这些词均表示膨胀或使某物膨胀。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to swell / inflate sth with sth◆to inflate / blow up a balloon / tyre■ swell (swelled, swollen or swelled, swelled) [intransitive, transitive] to become bigger or rounder; to curve or make sth curve outwards 膨胀；肿胀；凸出；鼓起；使鼓起◆Her arm was beginning to swell up where the bee had stung her.她胳膊上被蜜蜂蜇的地方开始肿了起来。◆Cook the lentils for 20 minutes until they swell and soften.把小扁豆煮20分钟，煮到膨胀变软为止。◆If the rain continues the river could swell and burst its banks.如果雨还是不停，河水就会上涨并冲垮堤岸。◆The wind swelled the sails.风把帆吹鼓了起来。  see also swelling ⇨ tumour ■ inflate ɪnˈfleɪt [transitive, intransitive] (rather formal, especially written) to fill sth or become filled with air or gas 给⋯充气；充气◆Inflate your life jacket by pulling sharply on the cord.猛拽绳扣，给你的救生衣充气。◆The dinghy was in the water, fully inflated.橡皮艇已充好气放入水中。◆The life jacket failed to inflate.救生衣未能充气。▸ inflatable

adjective

◆an inflatable dinghy / mattress充气橡皮艇／垫子■ ˌblow sth ˈup

phrasal verb

(blew, blown) (rather informal, especially spoken) to fill sth with air or gas so that it becomes firm 给（某物）充气◆Can you help me blow up these balloons?您能帮我给这些气球充气吗？NOTE 辨析 Inflate or blow sth up? Inflate is more formal than blow sth up; it can also be used without an object. 与blow sth up相比，inflate更正式。inflate也可不带宾语◆The life jacket failed to blow up. ■ bloat [transitive, often passive] to swell or make sth swell, especially in an unpleasant way 膨胀；肿胀；使肿胀◆Her features had been bloated by years of drinking and drug-taking.她多年酗酒吸毒，已经变得面部浮肿。ⓘ Bloat is used especially about parts of the body. * bloat尤用于修饰身体部位。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 5534 COCA: 4867
swell
To become larger: grow, expand, swell...
To make something larger: enlarge, maximize, scale up...
To increase, or to increase something: increase, go up, add to...
What sound can do and changing sounds: amplify, reverberate, fade...
To feel an emotion: feel, experience, give up to...
Tides and waves: backwash, billow, breaker...
Rates of increase and the process of increasing: uptick, increase, growth...
Rounded and circular shapes: ball, balloon, band...
Very good: cushdy, great, select...

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