1 [I,T] swell (up) to become or to make sth bigger, fuller or thicker (使)更大,更满,更厚:
After the fall her ankle began to swell up.她跌倒后脚腕开始肿胀起来。Heavy rain had swollen the rivers.大雨使河水高涨。
2 [I,T] to increase or make sth increase in number or size (使)(数目或大小)增加:
The crowd swelled to 600 by the end of the evening.到了晚上,聚集的人群增加到600人。
3 [I] (written 书面语) (used about feelings or sound) to suddenly become stronger or louder (指情绪或声音)突然高涨,突然响亮起来:
Hatred swelled inside him.他内心顿时充满仇恨。
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/swel ||; swɛl/noun
[sing] the slow movement up and down of the surface of the sea 海面的缓慢起伏
swell1/swɛl; swel/v past tense swelled past participle swollen /ˋswolən; ˈswəʊlən/1 also 又作 swell up [I] to increase in size 膨胀﹔肿胀: My ankle swelled up like a balloon. 我的脚踝肿得像个气球。2 [I,T] to increase to a much bigger amount or number 增加﹐增多﹐增大: The city's population has swollen to 2 million. 该市的人口已经增加到二百万了。
swell2n [singular 单数] the movement of the sea as waves go up and down 海面的起伏﹐浪涌
swellswellswellsswelledswellingswollenverb (swells, swelling, swelled/, has swollenor has swelled)swell upto become bigger or thicker than normal: After he hurt his ankle it began to swell up.