Word · Frequency #5534
swell
肿胀；膨胀；使增大
To become bigger, or to make something bigger, often because of fluid or pressure.
指身体部位受伤、发炎而肿起，或物体因吸水、受压而变大。
- 1.
To become bigger, especially due to being engorged.
变大,尤其是由于充血。
- 2.
To cause to become bigger.
使变大。
- 3.
To grow gradually in force or loudness.
逐渐增强力量或音量。
- 4.
To cause to grow gradually in force or loudness.
使力量或音量逐渐增强。
- 5.
To raise to arrogance; to puff up; to inflate.
使变得傲慢；使膨胀。
- 6.
To be raised to arrogance.
变得傲慢。
- 7.
To be elated; to rise arrogantly.
感到得意；傲然上升。
- 8.
To be turgid, bombastic, or extravagant.
变得夸张、浮夸或奢华。
- 9.
To protuberate; to bulge out.
隆起；突出。
增强；增大；加大；得意洋洋；骄傲；自负；凸出；鼓起；浮夸；夸张；言过其实；变大,尤其是由于充血。
In use
After the bee sting, her finger began to swell.
The river swelled after three days of heavy rain.
As the orchestra played, the music swelled to a dramatic climax.
swell with + emotion
常用于描写因强烈情感（如骄傲、愤怒）而产生的内心膨胀感。
Her heart swelled with pride at the news.
听到这个消息，她心中充满了自豪。
swell (up)
描述身体部位因受伤或炎症而肿胀，常与up连用。
His ankle swelled up after the injury.
他的脚踝受伤后肿了起来。
swell + noun phrase
及物用法，表示使某物（如河流、数量）增大或膨胀。
The heavy rain swelled the river.
Connections
Collocations
- swell up
- 肿胀
- Her ankle swelled up after the fall.摔倒后她的脚踝肿胀了。
- swell with pride
- 充满自豪
- He swelled with pride when his son won the award.当儿子获奖时，他充满自豪。
- swell with anger
- 怒火中烧
- She swelled with anger at the insult.她因受到侮辱而怒火中烧。
- swell the ranks
- 壮大队伍
- Many new recruits swelled the ranks of the army.许多新兵壮大了军队的队伍。
- swell to
- 增至
- The crowd swelled to over ten thousand.人群增至一万多人。
- swell the numbers
- 增加数量
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象井（well）里的水不断增多（swell），膨胀得快要溢出来，就像物体肿胀一样。
Context & Register
中性语境，多用于描述身体部位肿胀或情绪、数量加剧。常见于医疗、体育或日常对话。
Grammar Note
swell常与介词with连用，表示因某种情绪而膨胀
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'swell' (IPA /swɛl/), sharing the same stressed vowel and following sounds. Be careful not to confuse with 'swill' or 'swirl' which have different vowel sounds.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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