Swell - Meaning, pronunciation, collocation and usage 英漢雙解 | Mr. Ng 線上詞典

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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.

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

See also

groundswell

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。