| 释义 |
upˈswell, v.
[up- 4 + swell v. Cf. MDu. opswellen (Du. opzwellen), MLG. upswellen, MHG. ûfswellen (G. aufschwellen).]
1. intr. To swell up; to rise up by or as by swelling. Also fig.
c1386Chaucer Prioress' T. 108 The serpent Sathanas, That hath in Iues herte his waspes nest, Vp swal [Petworth MS. vpswal] and seide [etc.]. 1582Stanyhurst æneis ii. (Arb.) 52 His feet ar vpswelling with raynes of bridil ybroached. 1740Dyer Ruins of Rome 135 The num'rous porticoes and domes upswell, With..columns interpos'd. 1816Wordsw. Ode, 1814, 14 The azure sea upswelled upon the sight. 1828J. Sterling Ess., etc. (1848) II. 62 The tall ash which..upswells to and waves amid the skies. 1875Morris æneid xii. 666 In his heart upswelled a mighty flood Of..maddening grief.
2. trans. To increase the volume of (something) by or as by swelling.
1582Stanyhurst æneis ii. (Arb.) 56 As a trauayler..whips backward from woorme, with poysoned anger Vp⁓sweld. 1793Wordsw. Descr. Sk. 563 Alps overlooking Alps their state upswell. 1845J. C. Mangan German Anthology I. 48 The rain..dashes earthwards in floods, Upswelling the deluging fountains. |