释义 |
unˈswell, v. [un-2 7.] intr. To recover from a swollen state.
c1374Chaucer Troylus iv. 1146 Ebben gan þe welle Of here teris, and þe herte vnswelle. Ibid. v. 214 But þo bygan a lytel his herte vnswelle, Thorugh teris, which þat gonnen vp to welle. 1530Palsgr. 328/2 Unswolne, desgourdy. 1580Hollyband Treas. Fr. Tong, Se desenfler, to vnswel, to asswage. 1658A. Fox Würtz' Surg. ii. xxviii. 195 When the Fracture is opened the Member unswels, if the matter runs out. 1663Boyle Usef. Exp. Nat. Philos. ii. v. xi. 229 Her whole hand, which was before tumid, unswelled again. 1753N. Torriano Gangr. Sore Throat 26 On Friday Morning.. the Throat appeared unswelled, and there was a greater Freedom in swallowing. 1778Earl Pembroke Milit. Equitation (ed. 3) 117, I have seen by repeated experiments legs swell, and unswell, by leaving litter, or taking it away. |