及物/不及物动词膨胀; 肿胀; 增强; 充满(激情)
名词汹涌; 重要人士; (尤指身体部位)凸起的形状; 声音渐强
形容词极好的; 了不起的; 非常棒的
不及物动词shrink
形容词
1. swell
1. He is a swell teacher.
他是位非常出色的教师。
及物动词
1. She was swollen with contentment.
她感到十分满足。
2. A brisk wind swelled the sails.
一阵疾风使船帆鼓起。
不及物动词
名词
1. There was a swell in the city''s population.
该市出现过人口膨胀。
1. 膨胀:据推断,有些星星老化时会膨胀(swell)成为一个红巨星(red giant star), 然后它的外层(outer layer)脱落,剩下一个走向消亡的矮星(dwarf star). 不过,这个矮星仍会经过几十亿年才最终从人类的视野内淡出(fade).
2. 肿胀:于是他把井堵住了,在上面住了下来(dwell),当然故事没有完,他仍然每天晚上做梦,梦到无头的妻子来向他索命,他想一不做二不休,打开井看看里面到底是什么样子,于是他把房子拆了,把井掘开,那个死在井里的人浮了出来,浑身肿胀(swell).
3. swell在线翻译
3. 长浪:原因是,此时的长浪(Swell)方向来自正东,并转为东北向,若按原航向40度,则长浪必将正对船头,海水非常容易卷上甲板,不利船员作业. 改航向为正北,让长浪方向与船体垂直,利于船员在甲板上工作. 又如,3月4日,由于航行前方有个强气旋,
4. 浪:3. 本局有无潮流(tidal current)的资料?目前波浪观测仪器所测得的波浪数据中包含了风浪与涌浪(swell)的影响. 单就涌浪而言,本局尚无资料.
1. (使)膨胀;(使)扩大;(使)增加
If the amount or size of something swells or if something swells it, it becomes larger than it was before.
e.g. The human population swelled, at least temporarily, as migrants moved south...
随着移居者南移,人口出现膨胀,至少是暂时性膨胀。
e.g. By the end of this month the size of the mission is expected to swell to 280 people...
到这个月底,参加该任务的人员规模将有望增至 280 人。
2. (身体部位)肿胀,膨胀
If something such as a part of your body swells, it becomes larger and rounder than normal.
e.g. Do your ankles swell at night?...
你夜里脚踝肿吗?
e.g. The limbs swell to an enormous size.
四肢肿得不得了。
3. 涌起,充满(某种情感)
If you swell with a feeling, you are suddenly full of that feeling.
e.g. She could see her two sons swell with pride.
她能看出她的两个儿子充满了骄傲。
4. (声音)增强,变响亮
If sounds swell, they get louder.
e.g. Heavenly music swelled from nowhere.
不知从何处响起天籁般的音乐。
5. 浪潮;浪涌
A swell is the regular movement of waves up and down in the open sea.
e.g. We bobbed gently up and down on the swell of the incoming tide.
我们随着涨潮的浪涌轻轻地起伏。
6. 极好的;了不起的;非常棒的
You can describe something as swell if you think it is really nice.
e.g. I''ve had a swell time.
我过得极为开心。
7. see also: swelling;swollen;groundswell
相关词组:swell up
noun
1. a crescendo followed by a decrescendo
2. the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea
Synonym: crestless wave
3. a rounded elevation (especially one on an ocean floor)
4. a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
Synonym: dandydudefopgallantsheikbeaufashion plateclotheshorse
verb
1. expand abnormally
e.g. The bellies of the starving children are swelling
Synonym: swell upintumescetumefytumesce
2. cause to become swollen
e.g. The water swells the wood
3. increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity
e.g. The music swelled to a crescendo
4. come up, as of a liquid
e.g. Tears well in her eyes
the currents well up
Synonym: well
5. become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger
e.g. The mother was swelling with importance when she spoke of her son
Synonym: puff up
6. come up (as of feelings and thoughts, or other ephemeral things)
e.g. Strong emotions welled up
Smoke swelled from it
Synonym: well up
adj