Word · Frequency #5534
swelling
肿胀；膨胀；使增大
swelling is the present participle of swell.
核心释义
指身体部位受伤、发炎而肿起，或物体因吸水、受压而变大。
To become bigger, or to make something bigger, often because of fluid or pressure.
- 1.
变大,尤其是由于充血。
To become bigger, especially due to being engorged.
- 2.
使变大。
To cause to become bigger.
- 3.
逐渐增强力量或音量。
To grow gradually in force or loudness.
- 4.
使力量或音量逐渐增强。
To cause to grow gradually in force or loudness.
- 5.
使变得傲慢；使膨胀。
To raise to arrogance; to puff up; to inflate.
- 6.
变得傲慢。
To be raised to arrogance.
- 7.
感到得意；傲然上升。
To be elated; to rise arrogantly.
- 8.
变得夸张、浮夸或奢华。
To be turgid, bombastic, or extravagant.
- 9.
隆起；突出。
To protuberate; to bulge out.
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。
用法In use
After the bee sting, her finger began to swell.
用法提示：swell 在此为不及物动词，表示“肿胀、鼓起来”。
The river swelled after three days of heavy rain.
用法提示：swelled 是 swell 的过去式，表示“（河水）上涨、变大”。
As the orchestra played, the music swelled to a dramatic climax.
用法提示：swelled 此处指声音或音乐“逐渐增强、变得响亮”。
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.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
语法说明Grammar Note
swell常与介词with连用，表示因某种情绪而膨胀
发音与拼写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.
高价值词汇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。
用法优先级Usage priority
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