英语词汇“to well up”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

1. intransitive.

a. Of water: to rise up to the surface of the earth and flow out; = sense 5a. Also in extended use.

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the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > flow [verb (intransitive)] > flow out or well up

well?a1200

quell1340

to well upa1387

sourd1481

surge1549

a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1869) II. 59 In þis citee welleþ vp and springeþ hote baþes.

a1475 Sidrak & Bokkus (Lansd.) (1998) I. l. 5474 And þat [earth] torneþ to brimstone And welleþ vp somtime good wone.

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 778/2 I well up, as water that bobylleth, or cometh out of the yerthe.

1835–6 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. I. 238/2 The blood..wells up abundantly from the bottom of the wound.

1869 H. F. Tozer Res. Highlands of Turkey I. 39 The..fountains were..believed to well up from the Scamander.

1913 F. K. Ward Land of Blue Poppy xvii. 241 At the base of one of these intervening ridges masses of calcareous rock lay about in confusion, and innumerable hot springs welled up.

1993 N.Y. Times Mag. 12 Sept. ii. 74/3 It wells up out of a huge hole at the bottom of a sheer cliff at Fontaine-de-Vaucluse and is the beginning of the Sorgue.

2002 Philadelphia Inquirer 22 Dec. d6/2 Lava wells up to fill the impact basins.

b. Of vapour, smoke, etc.: = sense 5b.

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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > rise or go up [verb (intransitive)] > well up

bewell1387

source1594

to well up1835

upwell1885

1835 G. Stephens MSS Erdély 206 The oracular vapour, welling up from the very sources of her being, to inspire her with vaticinal fury.

1842 C. Dickens Amer. Notes I. iii. 69 What sparkling bubbles glanced upon the waves, and welled up every moment to the surface.

1863 J. D. Dana Man. Geol. 710 The heat as gradually welled up from below, penetrating the moist and yielding beds.

1915 R. Pulitzer Over Front in Aeroplane vii. 134 A great cloud of jet-black smoke suddenly welled up from the Belgian front trench.

1992 D. Adams Mostly Harmless xii. 132 A great wump of hot air welled up from the explosion.

2. intransitive.

a. Of tears: to rise up in the eyes. Cf. sense 8a.

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the world > life > the body > organs of excretion > lachrymal organs > flow [verb (transitive)]

to well upa1413

well1600

stream1791

a1413 (c1385) G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde (Pierpont Morgan) (1882) v. l. 215 But þo by-gan a lytel his herte vnswelle Thorugh teris which þat gonnen vp to welle.

1863 M. E. Braddon Aurora Floyd I. ii. 41 As she looked, the tears welled slowly up to her eyes which had been dry before.

1877 R. Broughton Joan (new ed.) i. iv. 91 Her voice wavers and breaks. The tears well up into her eyes.

1932 A. Huxley Brave New World xiv. 237 He felt the hot tears welling up behind his eyelids as he recalled the words.

2007 C. MacFarlane Real Gorbals Story (2009) i. 15 And we'd see the tears welling up in some people's eyes as they began singing.

b. Of the eyes: to fill or brim with tears; = sense 8b.

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the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > lamentation or expression of grief > weeping > weep [verb (intransitive)] > shed tears (of the eyes)

tearc1000

weep1567

wail1594

to well up1848

well1859

fill1871

to tear up1941

1848 Graham's Mag. Feb. 87/1 I have seen those expressive eyes well up with tears when together we would read some old story or poem.

1854 Delaware State Reporter 30 May 2/4 While he spoke, his eyes ‘welled up,’ and he evinced all noble feelings of a true sailor for the sad calamity which has befallen his consort.

1986 S. Minot Monkeys vii. 124 Chicky's eyes welled up.

2000 Frederick (Maryland) Post 29 Mar. b1/2 Jason Johnson stared aimlessly into his locker as his eyes welled up with moisture.

c. Of a person: to become tearful.

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1989 J. J. Winkler tr. Achilles Tatius Leucippe & Clitophon in B. P. Reardon Coll. Ancient Greek Novels 252 On hearing this, she welled up into tears.

1997 Neon Sept. 42/2 It made me well up, I admit. He hastens to reassure me. ‘That scene made Clint Eastwood misty too.’

2006 Evening Times (Glasgow) (Nexis) 26 May 10 Men north of the border are quite open about welling up over a tearjerker on television.

3. intransitive.

a. Of a thought, a thing imagined, or (esp.) a sensation or emotion: to spring up and grow to significant proportions.

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the mind > emotion > [verb (intransitive)] > rise up

swellc1386

risec1390

to well up1846

surge up1853

surface1945

1846 Eclectic Rev. Feb. 134 The Pilgrim's Progress..welled up from the deep fountains of the author's own mind, and..flowed on without reserve.

1864 Atlantic Monthly June 709/2 If once he had..let a smile well up and flood his eyes and lips and face, in a heart-beat it had faded.

1874 A. L. Wister tr. E. Marlitt Second Wife xxvi. 281 An emotion of indignation, of anger, such as she had never known before, welled up within her.

1908 L. M. Montgomery Anne of Green Gables x. 93 Something warm and pleasant welled up in Marilla's heart.

1938 M. Sarton Single Hound vi. 68 She knew it to be a triumph..the old ardor welling up like a warm fountain inside her at the very thought.

1979 C. James Pillars of Hercules i. iii. 53 Details well up in the mind with Proustian specificity.

2008 W. McCarthy A. L. Barbauld xvii. 397 A tide of remorse welled up in her and poured over into the poem.

b. Of a sound, music, etc.: to arise and grow in volume; to swell.

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1887 J. A. Steuart Millionaire's Daughters xii. 189 A soft, gurgling laugh welled up from the depths of a great easy chair.

1941 Life 23 June 23/2 The next thing I knew the air was trembling with a terrible vibration, a meaningless sound welling up around me.

1987 T. Horton Bay Country (1989) viii. 180 The very hush welling up from the valley sounds its own pure, exultant note.

2002 H. Holt Leonora (2003) iv. 47 The music welled up and the image disappeared from the screen, to be replaced by that of a young woman with large dangly earrings chopping up immense handfuls of coriander.

单词	to well up
释义	> as lemmas to well up to well up 1. intransitive. a. Of water: to rise up to the surface of the earth and flow out; = sense 5a. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > flow [verb (intransitive)] > flow out or well up well?a1200 quell1340 to well upa1387 sourd1481 surge1549 a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1869) II. 59 In þis citee welleþ vp and springeþ hote baþes. a1475 Sidrak & Bokkus (Lansd.) (1998) I. l. 5474 And þat [earth] torneþ to brimstone And welleþ vp somtime good wone. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 778/2 I well up, as water that bobylleth, or cometh out of the yerthe. 1835–6 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. I. 238/2 The blood..wells up abundantly from the bottom of the wound. 1869 H. F. Tozer Res. Highlands of Turkey I. 39 The..fountains were..believed to well up from the Scamander. 1913 F. K. Ward Land of Blue Poppy xvii. 241 At the base of one of these intervening ridges masses of calcareous rock lay about in confusion, and innumerable hot springs welled up. 1993 N.Y. Times Mag. 12 Sept. ii. 74/3 It wells up out of a huge hole at the bottom of a sheer cliff at Fontaine-de-Vaucluse and is the beginning of the Sorgue. 2002 Philadelphia Inquirer 22 Dec. d6/2 Lava wells up to fill the impact basins. b. Of vapour, smoke, etc.: = sense 5b. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > rise or go up [verb (intransitive)] > well up bewell1387 source1594 to well up1835 upwell1885 1835 G. Stephens MSS Erdély 206 The oracular vapour, welling up from the very sources of her being, to inspire her with vaticinal fury. 1842 C. Dickens Amer. Notes I. iii. 69 What sparkling bubbles glanced upon the waves, and welled up every moment to the surface. 1863 J. D. Dana Man. Geol. 710 The heat as gradually welled up from below, penetrating the moist and yielding beds. 1915 R. Pulitzer Over Front in Aeroplane vii. 134 A great cloud of jet-black smoke suddenly welled up from the Belgian front trench. 1992 D. Adams Mostly Harmless xii. 132 A great wump of hot air welled up from the explosion. 2. intransitive. a. Of tears: to rise up in the eyes. Cf. sense 8a. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > organs of excretion > lachrymal organs > flow [verb (transitive)] to well upa1413 well1600 stream1791 a1413 (c1385) G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde (Pierpont Morgan) (1882) v. l. 215 But þo by-gan a lytel his herte vnswelle Thorugh teris which þat gonnen vp to welle. 1863 M. E. Braddon Aurora Floyd I. ii. 41 As she looked, the tears welled slowly up to her eyes which had been dry before. 1877 R. Broughton Joan (new ed.) i. iv. 91 Her voice wavers and breaks. The tears well up into her eyes. 1932 A. Huxley Brave New World xiv. 237 He felt the hot tears welling up behind his eyelids as he recalled the words. 2007 C. MacFarlane Real Gorbals Story (2009) i. 15 And we'd see the tears welling up in some people's eyes as they began singing. b. Of the eyes: to fill or brim with tears; = sense 8b. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > lamentation or expression of grief > weeping > weep [verb (intransitive)] > shed tears (of the eyes) tearc1000 weep1567 wail1594 to well up1848 well1859 fill1871 to tear up1941 1848 Graham's Mag. Feb. 87/1 I have seen those expressive eyes well up with tears when together we would read some old story or poem. 1854 Delaware State Reporter 30 May 2/4 While he spoke, his eyes ‘welled up,’ and he evinced all noble feelings of a true sailor for the sad calamity which has befallen his consort. 1986 S. Minot Monkeys vii. 124 Chicky's eyes welled up. 2000 Frederick (Maryland) Post 29 Mar. b1/2 Jason Johnson stared aimlessly into his locker as his eyes welled up with moisture. c. Of a person: to become tearful. ΚΠ 1989 J. J. Winkler tr. Achilles Tatius Leucippe & Clitophon in B. P. Reardon Coll. Ancient Greek Novels 252 On hearing this, she welled up into tears. 1997 Neon Sept. 42/2 It made me well up, I admit. He hastens to reassure me. ‘That scene made Clint Eastwood misty too.’ 2006 Evening Times (Glasgow) (Nexis) 26 May 10 Men north of the border are quite open about welling up over a tearjerker on television. 3. intransitive. a. Of a thought, a thing imagined, or (esp.) a sensation or emotion: to spring up and grow to significant proportions. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > [verb (intransitive)] > rise up swellc1386 risec1390 to well up1846 surge up1853 surface1945 1846 Eclectic Rev. Feb. 134 The Pilgrim's Progress..welled up from the deep fountains of the author's own mind, and..flowed on without reserve. 1864 Atlantic Monthly June 709/2 If once he had..let a smile well up and flood his eyes and lips and face, in a heart-beat it had faded. 1874 A. L. Wister tr. E. Marlitt Second Wife xxvi. 281 An emotion of indignation, of anger, such as she had never known before, welled up within her. 1908 L. M. Montgomery Anne of Green Gables x. 93 Something warm and pleasant welled up in Marilla's heart. 1938 M. Sarton Single Hound vi. 68 She knew it to be a triumph..the old ardor welling up like a warm fountain inside her at the very thought. 1979 C. James Pillars of Hercules i. iii. 53 Details well up in the mind with Proustian specificity. 2008 W. McCarthy A. L. Barbauld xvii. 397 A tide of remorse welled up in her and poured over into the poem. b. Of a sound, music, etc.: to arise and grow in volume; to swell. ΚΠ 1887 J. A. Steuart Millionaire's Daughters xii. 189 A soft, gurgling laugh welled up from the depths of a great easy chair. 1941 Life 23 June 23/2 The next thing I knew the air was trembling with a terrible vibration, a meaningless sound welling up around me. 1987 T. Horton Bay Country (1989) viii. 180 The very hush welling up from the valley sounds its own pure, exultant note. 2002 H. Holt Leonora (2003) iv. 47 The music welled up and the image disappeared from the screen, to be replaced by that of a young woman with large dangly earrings chopping up immense handfuls of coriander. extracted from wellv.¹ < as lemmas
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