Word · Frequency #5534
swell
涌浪；长浪
the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea; a long series of ocean waves
- 1.
The act of swelling; increase in size.
膨胀的动作；尺寸增加。
- 2.
the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea
开阔海面的起伏
- 3.
A bulge or protuberance.
隆起或突出部分。
- 4.
a rounded elevation (especially one on an ocean floor)
海底的圆顶隆起
- 5.
Increase of power in style, or of rhetorical force.
风格或修辞力量的增强。
- 6.
a crescendo followed by a decrescendo
渐强后渐弱
- 7.
A long series of ocean waves, generally produced by wind, and lasting after the wind has ceased.
一系列长的海浪,通常由风产生,并在风停后持续。
- 8.
A gradual crescendo followed by diminuendo.
渐强后渐弱。
- 9.
A device for controlling the volume of a pipe organ.
控制管风琴音量的装置。
- 10.
A division in a pipe organ, usually the largest enclosed division.
管风琴中的一个分部,通常是最大的封闭分部。
- 11.
A hillock or similar raised area of terrain.
小丘或类似的地形隆起区域。
- 12.
An upward protrusion of strata from whose central region the beds dip quaquaversally at a low angle.
地层向上突起,其中心区域的岩层以低角度向四周倾斜。
- 13.
The front brow of a saddle bow, connected in the tree by the two saddle bars to the cantle on the other end.
马鞍前桥的前缘,通过鞍架上的两条鞍骨与另一端的后桥相连。
膨胀；增大；肿胀；隆起；凸起；肿块；小丘；海底隆起；隆起地带；音量渐强再渐弱；强弱渐次变化；（文风或语气的）气势增强；修辞上的加强
In use
After the storm, the sea was still rough, with a long swell rolling toward the shore.
The boat rose and fell gently on the swell, and the passengers soon felt relaxed.
A big swell can make even large ships roll from side to side.
Connections
Collocations
- ocean swell
- 海洋涌浪
- The boat rose and fell on the ocean swell.小船随着海洋涌浪起伏。
- swell of the ground
- 地面的隆起
- The village lies on a slight swell of the ground.村庄坐落在地面的一处轻微隆起上。
- a swell in demand
- 需求的增加
- The company hired more workers after a swell in demand.需求增加后，公司雇用了更多工人。
- swell pedal
- 强弱音踏板
- She pressed the swell pedal to make the organ louder.她踩下强弱音踏板，让管风琴声音更响亮。
Synonyms
- increase
- 增加；增大 · 比 swell 更通用、更中性，可用于任何数量或程度上升的语境；但 swell 常带‘鼓起、涌起’的具象感，在 a swell of pride 这类情感搭配中不宜直译成 increase。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 s + well（好），水涨得好高，便成 swell 涌浪、膨胀。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：航海/海事、气象预报、海洋新闻报道 该义项指海上由风引起的长浪或涌浪，多用于航海、气象或海洋科学等专业或正式语境，也常见于新闻报道。日常口语中一般用“波浪”表示普通波浪，而“swell”更强调海面的持续起伏，语体相对正式。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 swell /swɛl/ 押韵：bell、well、tell、sell、shell、spell 都以 /ɛl/ 结尾。注意形近词 swill /swɪl/ 读作 /swɪl/，不要误读成 /swɛl/。
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。
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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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