swell

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基本釋義

v.
膨脹,腫脹; 增加,增強; 充滿(激情)
n.
浪潮,浪涌; 增加,增強
adj.
極好的; 了不起的; 非常棒的

詞性變化

實用例句

Her arm was beginning to swell up where the bee had stung her.

她胳膊給蜜蜂蜇了,腫了起來。

牛津詞典

The sails swelled (out) in the wind.

船帆鼓滿了風(fēng)。

牛津詞典

The wind swelled (out) the sails.

風(fēng)鼓起了帆。

牛津詞典

Last year's profits were swelled by a fall in production costs.

去年因生產(chǎn)成本下降,利潤有所增加。

牛津詞典

We are looking for more volunteers to swell the ranks (= increase the number) of those already helping.

我們期盼有更多的志愿者加入,以壯大目前已在提供幫助的隊伍。

牛津詞典

Membership has swelled to over 20 000.

成員增加到2萬余人。

牛津詞典

The cheering swelled through the hall.

歡呼聲越來越大,響徹大廳。

牛津詞典

to swell with pride

滿腔自豪

牛津詞典

The boat was caught in a heavy (= strong) swell.

船遇上了大浪涌。

牛津詞典

the firm swell of her breasts

她挺拔的乳峰

牛津詞典

a growing swell of support

越來越多的支持

牛津詞典

a swell of pride

自豪感的增強

牛津詞典

We had a swell time.

我們過得開心極了。

牛津詞典

The human population swelled, at least temporarily, as migrants moved south...

隨著移居者南移,人口出現(xiàn)膨脹,至少是暫時性膨脹。

By the end of this month the size of the mission is expected to swell to 280 people...

到這個月底,參加該任務(wù)的人員規(guī)模將有望增至 280 人。

Do your ankles swell at night?...

你夜里腳踝腫嗎?

The limbs swell to an enormous size.

四肢腫得不得了。

She could see her two sons swell with pride.

她能看出她的兩個兒子充滿了驕傲。

Heavenly music swelled from nowhere.

不知從何處響起天籟般的音樂。

We bobbed gently up and down on the swell of the incoming tide.

我們隨著漲潮的浪涌輕輕地起伏。

I've had a swell time.

我過得極為開心。

Small extra costs all swell the total.

零星的額外費用積少成多使總數(shù)增大了.

辭典例句

真題例句

The only industries swelling their payrolls are health care, utilities and the federal government.

出自-2013年6月閱讀原文

A recent study suggests that doctors start to make more objective decisions about who will truly benefit from screening- especially considering the explosion of the elderly that will soon swell our population.

出自-2012年12月閱讀原文

Meanwhile, the number of consumers hungry for such gadgets continues to swell

出自-2012年12月閱讀原文

Her new book Swell inter-weaves her own story with a history of female pioneers who accomplished remarkable feats and paved the way for future generations.

2018年12月六級真題(第一套)聽力 Section B

英英釋義

Noun
  • 1. the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea

  • 2. a rounded elevation (especially one on an ocean floor)

  • 3. a crescendo followed by a decrescendo

  • 4. a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance

Verb
  • 1. increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity;

    "The music swelled to a crescendo"

  • 2. become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger;

    "The mother was swelling with importance when she spoke of her son"

  • 3. expand abnormally;

    "The bellies of the starving children are swelling"

  • 4. as of feelings and thoughts, or other ephemeral things;

    "Strong emotions welled up"

    "Smoke swelled from it"

  • 5. come up;

    "Tears well in her eyes"

  • 6. cause to become swollen;

    "The water swells the wood"

Adjective
  • 1. very good;

    "he did a bully job"

    "a neat sports car"

    "had a great time at the party"

    "you look simply smashing"

同義詞

adj.好的;一流的

good

反義詞

vt. & vi.腫脹;

shrink

其他釋義

shrink

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