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swell
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- Conjugation :
past
swelled
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pp
swollen {or} swelled
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swelled
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swollen
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swelling
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- swell
[swεl]
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1.
vi.
[face]
[ ankle etc+]
(also： swell up) 肿胀
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2.
vi.
[amount]
[ size+]
(increase) 增加
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3.
vi.
[liter]
(get louder) 变响亮
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4.
vt.
使增加
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5.
noun
[s]
[of sea]
海面波浪
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6.
adjective
[US]
[inf]
(excellent) 出色的
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to swell with pride
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[liter] 充满自豪
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- swell
[swel]
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1.
vi.
增加，增大，增强
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The music swelled to a crescendo.
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音乐声渐强。
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2.
vi.
肿胀，鼓起
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The mother was swelling with importance when she spoke of her son.
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这位母亲说道他儿子时总免不了添油加醋。
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3.
vt.
使肿胀，使鼓起
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The bellies of the starving children are swelling.
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饥肠辘辘的孩子们的肚子一点点鼓起来了。
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4.
vi.
迸发，涌上
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Smoke swelled from it.
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烟从这里滚滚冒出。
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5.
vi.
涌出，冒出，喷出
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6.
vt.
使增加，使扩大
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The water swells the wood.
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水泡涨了木头。
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7.
n.[c]
波浪，波涛，浪涌
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8.
noun
[Person Name]
斯韦尔
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9.
n.[c]
圆丘，隆起
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10.
n.[c]
渐强，逐渐增强
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11.
n.[c]
时髦男子，花花公子
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12.
adjective
很好的，极好的，绝妙的
Collins English-English Dictionary
- swell
[swεl]
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1.
n
null swell organ
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2.
vb
to grow or cause to grow in size, esp as a result of internal pressure - Compare contract
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3.
vb
to expand or cause to expand at a particular point or above the surrounding level; protrude
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4.
vb
to grow or cause to grow in size, amount, intensity, or degree
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the party is swelling with new recruits
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5.
vb
to puff or be puffed up with pride or another emotion
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6.
vi.
[intr]
(of seas or lakes) to rise in waves
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7.
vi.
[intr]
to well up or overflow
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8.
vt.
[tr]
to make (a musical phrase) increase gradually in volume and then diminish
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9.
n
the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea
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10.
n
a succession of waves or a single large wave
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11.
n
a swelling or being swollen; expansion
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12.
n
an increase in quantity or degree; inflation
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13.
n
a bulge; protuberance
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14.
n
a gentle hill
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15.
n
[Spoken]
a person very fashionably dressed
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16.
n
[Spoken]
a man of high social or political standing
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17.
n
[music]
a crescendo followed by an immediate diminuendo
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18.
n
[music]
a set of pipes on an organ housed in a box (swell box) fitted with a shutter operated by a pedal, which can be opened or closed to control the volume
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19.
n
the manual on an organ controlling this - Compare choir great
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20.
adj
[Spoken]
stylish or grand
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21.
adj
[Slang]
excellent; first-class
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22.
adj
[Etymology]
Old English swellan; related to Old Norse svella, Old Frisian swella, German schwellen
Examples
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The plant needs careful attention as the buds begin to swell.
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这颗植物需要小心呵护，因为它开始出芽了。
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If the rain continues then the rivers could swell and burst the banks.
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如果雨持续地下，河水将会暴涨，冲破河床。
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My heart swell with sorrow.
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我的心充满了伤感。
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There was a ground swell of antiwar sentiment.
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当时反战的情绪风起云涌。
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sag and swell topography
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swell and swale topography
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凶焰万丈
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swell with aggressive arrogance
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隆起
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swell; bulge
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nciku Video Note
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肿胀 [zhǒngzhàng]
- Scene：
额头肿胀 / swelling bump on forehead
- Examples：
头皮肿胀，肿胀的脚踝
- Description：
肿胀 means the swelling of a part of the body caused by inflammation, gore, hyperaemia, etc.
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膨胀 [péngzhàng]
Related video notes: 肿胀、膨胀
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