swell
v. 膨脹,腫脹; 增加,增強; 充滿(激情)
n. 浪潮,浪湧; 增加,增強
adj. 極好的; 了不起的; 非常棒的
If the amount or size of something swells or if something swells it, it becomes larger than it was before.
The human population swelled, at least temporarily, as migrants moved south...
隨著移居者南移,人口出現膨脹,至少是暫時性膨脹。
By the end of this month the size of the mission is expected to swell to 280 people...
到這個月底,參加該任務的人員規模將有望增至 280 人。
If something such as a part of your body swells, it becomes larger and rounder than normal.
Do your ankles swell at night?...
你夜裡腳踝腫嗎?
The limbs swell to an enormous size.
四肢腫得不得了。
If you swell with a feeling, you are suddenly full of that feeling.
She could see her two sons swell with pride.
她能看出她的兩個兒子充滿了驕傲。
If sounds swell, they get louder.
Heavenly music swelled from nowhere.
不知從何處響起天籟般的音樂。
A swell is the regular movement of waves up and down in the open sea.
We bobbed gently up and down on the swell of the incoming tide.
我們隨著漲潮的浪湧輕輕地起伏。
You can describe something as swell if you think it is really nice.
I've had a swell time.
我過得極為開心。
1. the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea
2. a rounded elevation (especially one on an ocean floor)
3. a crescendo followed by a decrescendo
4. a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
1. increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity;
2. become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger;
3. expand abnormally;
4. as of feelings and thoughts, or other ephemeral things;
5. come up;
6. cause to become swollen;
1. very good;
someone's head swells
自以為是
Small extra costs all swell the total.
零星的額外費用積少成多使總數增大了.
Mumps makes the glands in your neck swell up.
腮腺炎使你頸部的淋巴腺腫脹.
There was a great , smooth swell upon sea.
海面上泛起大片大片漣漪.
Wood has a tendency to swell if it gets wet.
木頭受潮之後容易膨脹.
The sprain made my ankle swell up.
我的腳踝扭傷腫了起來.