| 单词 | swell |
| 释义 | swell —swell /swel/ adjective US OLD-FASHIONED INFORMAL ► F0 very good or pleasant: » That's a swell idea!Thesaurus+: ↑Informal words for good , ↑Good, better and best , ↑Quite good, or not very goodadverb US OLD-FASHIONED INFORMAL ► F0 very well: » Everything's going real swell.Thesaurus+: ↑Informal words for good , ↑Good, better and best , ↑Quite good, or not very goodnoun [S] (SOUND) ► F0 an increase in sound produced by a musical instrument or instrumentsThesaurus+: ↑Playing music , ↑Singing in generalnoun [S] (WAVES) ► F0 the slow up and down movement of the sea with large but smooth waves→ SEE ALSO GROUNDSWELL(Cf. ↑groundswell)Thesaurus+: ↑Wavesverb (swelled, swollen or swelled) ↑Verb Endings for swell C2 [I or T] to become larger and rounder than usual; to (cause to) increase in size or amount: » It was obvious she had broken her toe, because it immediately started to swell (up).» 25 employees have joined the union in this month alone, swelling its ranks (= increasing its size) to 110.» LITERARY His heart/breast swelled with pride (= he felt very proud) as he stood watching his son graduate.Thesaurus+: ↑Enlarging and inflating , ↑Becoming biggerThesaurus+: ↑Becoming bigger , ↑Enlarging and inflatingF0 [I] If music swells, it becomes louder. Thesaurus+: ↑Playing music , ↑Singing in general• • • Extra Examples:» My foot swelled up to three times the normal size when it was stung by a wasp.» Excessive moisture will cause the wood to swell.» Tourists swell the local population during the summer months.» My arm swelled up where I was stung by a bee.» The banks of the river were swollen with the increased rainfall. |
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