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单词 swell
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swell

verb
/swel/
/swel/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they swell
/swel/
/swel/
he / she / it swells
/swelz/
/swelz/
past simple swelled
/sweld/
/sweld/
past participle swelled
/sweld/
/sweld/
past participle swollen
/ˈswəʊlən/
/ˈswəʊlən/
-ing form swelling
/ˈswelɪŋ/
/ˈswelɪŋ/
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  1. [intransitive] swell (up) to become bigger or rounder
    • Her arm was beginning to swell up where the bee had stung her.
    • Bacteria can cause gums to swell and bleed.
    • Cook the lentils for 20 minutes until they swell and soften.
    Wordfinder
    • bandage
    • bleed
    • bruise
    • fracture
    • hurt
    • injury
    • plaster
    • sore
    • swell
    • wound
    Extra Examples
    • Her feet swelled up after the long walk to the top of the hill.
    • Her legs had swollen with the heat.
    • His right eye had almost swollen shut.
    • His sprained ankle had swollen badly.
    • My fingers and thumbs swelled to grotesque proportions.
    Topics Illnessc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • badly
    • slightly
    • up
    • …
    preposition
    • to
    • with
    phrases
    • swell shut
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  2. [intransitive, transitive] to go out or make something go out in a curved shape
    • swell (out) The sails swelled (out) in the wind.
    • His belly swelled out over his belt.
    • swell something (out) The wind swelled (out) the sails.
  3. [transitive, intransitive] to increase or make something increase in number or size
    • swell something (to something) Last year's profits were swelled by a fall in production costs.
    • Crowds of commuters were swelled by Christmas shoppers.
    • We are looking for more volunteers to swell the ranks (= increase the number) of those already helping.
    • swell (to something) Membership has swelled to over 20 000.
    opposite shrink
    Extra Examples
    • The rain was so fierce that it swelled the river until it burst its banks.
    • If the rain continues the river could swell and burst its banks.
  4. [intransitive] (of a sound) to become louder
    • The cheering swelled through the hall.
  5. [countable] [intransitive] swell (with something) to be filled with a strong emotion
    • to swell with pride
    • Her heart swelled as she turned to face him.
    6. see also swollen
    Word OriginOld English swellan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to German schwellen. Current senses of the noun date from the early 16th cent.; the informal adjectival use derives from noun sense (5) (late 18th cent.).

swell

noun
/swel/
/swel/
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  1. [countable, usually singular] the movement of the sea when it rises and falls without the waves breaking
    • The boat was caught in a heavy (= strong) swell.
    Extra Examples
    • The boat rose and fell with the swell.
    • Shells had been pounded by the Atlantic swells into fine sand.
    • The tide receded, causing the swell to break.
    Topics Geographyc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • heavy
    • gentle
    • slight
    • …
    swell + verb
    • break
    • come in
    • roll in
    • …
    preposition
    • in a/​the swell
    • on the swell
    • with the swell
    • …
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  2. [singular] (formal) the curved shape of something, especially a part of the body
    • the firm swell of her breasts
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • gentle
    • soft
    preposition
    • swell of
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  3. [singular] a situation in which something increases in size, number, strength, etc.
    • a growing swell of support
    • a swell of pride
    see also groundswell
  4. [singular] (of music or noise) a slow steady increase in the volume of something synonym crescendo
  5. (old-fashioned, informal) an important or fashionable person
    6. Word OriginOld English swellan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to German schwellen. Current senses of the noun date from the early 16th cent.; the informal adjectival use derives from noun sense (5) (late 18th cent.).

swell

adjective
/swel/
/swel/
(old-fashioned, North American English, informal)
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  1. very good, a lot of fun, etc.
    • We had a swell time.
    Word OriginOld English swellan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to German schwellen. Current senses of the noun date from the early 16th cent.; the informal adjectival use derives from noun sense (5) (late 18th cent.).
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