| 释义 |
swell1/swel/ verb (past tense swelled) (past part. swollen /ʹswohlən/) (swelled)verb intrans to expand gradually beyond a normal or original limit The population of the town has swelled to be distended or puffed up Her ankle was already swelling to curve outwards or upwards; to bulge to become charged with emotion His heart swelled with pride to increase the size, number, volume, or intensity of (something) [Old English swellan]
swell2nouna rounded protuberance or bulge the act or process of swelling a gradual increase and decrease of the volume in music a device used in an organ for controlling volume of sound a surging or undulating movement of water, often continuing beyond or after its cause informal, dated a person of fashion or high social position
swell3adjNAmer, informal, dated excellent archaic stylish or socially prominent |