Word · Frequency #14561
swelling
肿块；肿胀处；隆起物
A swollen or bulging part, especially on the body.
多指身体上因受伤或疾病而肿起的包块
- 1.
The state of being swollen.
肿胀的状态
- 2.
an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement
异常的隆起或局部肿大
- 3.
Anything swollen, especially any abnormally swollen part of the body.
任何肿胀的东西,尤其是身体的异常肿胀部分
- 4.
something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
从周围环境中凸出或伸出的物体
- 5.
A rising, as of passion or anger.
情感或愤怒的上升
- 6.
the increase in volume of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water)
某些物质受热时体积增大的现象(常伴有水分释放)
肿胀；膨胀；（感情等的）高涨；激动；（受热时的）体积膨胀；肿胀的状态；异常的隆起或局部肿大
In use
After the insect bite, the swelling on her arm went down within a day.
The doctor said the swelling in his knee was caused by a minor injury.
Ice packs can help reduce swelling after a sports injury.
swelling in/on/at + body part
常用介词in/on/at表示肿胀发生的身体部位。
She noticed a painful swelling on her ankle.
她注意到脚踝上有一个疼痛的肿胀处。
have/develop a swelling
He developed a swelling under his arm.
他腋下出现了一个肿块。
the swelling subsides/goes down
常用动词subside或go down描述肿胀消退。
Connections
Collocations
- reduce the swelling
- 消肿；减轻肿胀
- Put an ice pack on it to reduce the swelling.用冰袋敷在上面以减轻肿胀。
- swelling subsides
- 肿胀消退
- The swelling subsided after a few days.几天后肿胀消退了。
- mild swelling
- 轻度肿胀
- There was mild swelling around the wound.伤口周围有轻度肿胀。
- swelling and bruising
- 肿胀和瘀伤
- She had swelling and bruising on her ankle.她的脚踝肿胀并有瘀伤。
Synonyms
- lump
- 肿块；硬块 · 常指皮肤下或体内的硬块，比 swelling 更具体；多用于需要检查的异常增生物。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象手指被蜜蜂蜇后慢慢鼓起一个包，又胀又疼，swelling就是这种“肿胀、隆起”的状态。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：就医描述症状、日常谈论受伤部位 该词属于中性用语，通常用于描述身体部位因受伤或发炎而肿胀，也可指一般的隆起物。它在就医和日常口语中都比较常见，正式程度适中。
Grammar Note
swelling作可数名词时指具体的肿块，作不可数名词时指肿胀状态
Pronunciation & Spelling
dwelling、spelling、smelling、telling 都以 /ɛlɪŋ/ 结尾，与 swelling 押韵；swollen /ˈswoʊlən/ 和 swallow /ˈswɑːloʊ/ 拼写相似，但发音不同，不押韵。
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 1，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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