swollen

swol·len

S0950400 (swō′lən)v.A past participle of swell.adj.1. Expanded by or as if by internal pressure; distended: a swollen toe.2. Overblown; bombastic: swollen rhetoric.

swollen

(ˈswəʊlən) vb a past participle of swelladj1. tumid or enlarged by or as if by swelling2. turgid or bombastic ˈswollenly adv ˈswollenness n

swol•len

(ˈswoʊ lən)

v. 1. a pp. of swell. adj. 2. enlarged by or as if by swelling; tumid. 3. turgid or bombastic. swol′len•ness, n.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

swollen - characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance; "a conceited fool"; "an attitude of self-conceited arrogance"; "an egotistical disregard of others"; "so swollen by victory that he was unfit for normal duty"; "growing ever more swollen-headed and arbitrary"; "vain about her clothes"conceited, self-conceited, swollen-headed, vain, egotistic, egotisticalproud - feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride; "proud parents"; "proud of his accomplishments"; "a proud moment"; "proud to serve his country"; "a proud name"; "proud princes"

swollen

adjective enlarged, bloated, puffy, inflamed, puffed up, distended, tumescent, oedematous, dropsical, tumid, edematous My eyes were so swollen I could hardly see.

swollen

adjectiveCharacterized by language that is elevated and sometimes pompous in style:aureate, bombastic, declamatory, flowery, fustian, grandiloquent, high-flown, high-sounding, magniloquent, orotund, overblown, rhetorical, sonorous.

Translations

肿胀的

swell

(swel) – past tense swelled: past participle swollen (ˈswoulən) – verb to make or become larger, greater or thicker. The insect-bite made her finger swell; The continual rain had swollen the river; I invited her to join us on the excursion in order to swell the numbers. 腫脹，增大 肿胀，增大 noun a rolling condition of the sea, usually after a storm. The sea looked fairly calm but there was a heavy swell. (浪濤的)洶湧 汹涌 adjective (especially American) used as a term of approval. a swell idea; That's swell! 了不起，漂亮的 了不起，漂亮的 ˈswelling noun a swollen area, especially on the body as a result of injury, disease etc. She had a swelling on her arm where the wasp had stung her. 腫脹 肿胀swollen (ˈswəulən) adjective increased in size, thickness etc, through swelling. a swollen river; He had a swollen ankle after falling down the stairs. 腫脹的 肿胀的ˌswollen-ˈheaded adjective too pleased with oneself; conceited. He's very swollen-headed about his success. 傲慢的 傲慢的swell out to (cause to) bulge. The sails swelled out in the wind. 鼓起 鼓起swell up (of a part of the body) to swell. The toothache made her face swell up. 腫起 肿起

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