| 单词 | swell |
| 释义 | Word Frequency swell(swɛl) verbWord forms: swells, swelling, swelled, swollen or swelled 1. to grow or cause to grow in size, esp as a result of internal pressure Compare contract (sense 1), contract (sense 3)2. to expand or cause to expand at a particular point or above the surrounding level; protrude 3. to grow or cause to grow in size, amount, intensity, or degree the party is swelling with new recruits 4. to puff or be puffed up with pride or another emotion 5. (intransitive) (of seas or lakes) to rise in waves 6. (intransitive) to well up or overflow 7. (transitive) to make (a musical phrase) increase gradually in volume and then diminish noun 8. a. the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea b. a succession of waves or a single large wave 9. a swelling or being swollen; expansion 10. an increase in quantity or degree; inflation 11. a bulge; protuberance 12. a gentle hill 13. informal a person who is very fashionably dressed 14. informal a man of high social or political standing 15. music a crescendo followed by an immediate diminuendo 16. Also called: swell organ music a. a set of pipes on an organ housed in a box (swell box) fitted with a shutter operated by a pedal, which can be opened or closed to control the volume b. the manual on an organ controlling this Compare choir (sense 4), great (sense 21)adjective 17. informal stylish or grand 18. slang excellent; first-class Word origin Old English swellan; related to Old Norse svella, Old Frisian swella, German schwellen |
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