reduce the swelling
collocation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。
肿块；肿胀处；隆起物
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
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
肿胀的状态
The state of being swollen.
异常的隆起或局部肿大
an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement
任何肿胀的东西,尤其是身体的异常肿胀部分
Anything swollen, especially any abnormally swollen part of the body.
从周围环境中凸出或伸出的物体
something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
情感或愤怒的上升
A rising, as of passion or anger.
某些物质受热时体积增大的现象(常伴有水分释放)
the increase in volume of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water)
After the insect bite, the swelling on her arm went down within a day.
被昆虫叮咬后，她手臂上的肿胀一天内就消退了。
用法提示：此处swelling为可数名词，指身体部位的肿胀。
The doctor said the swelling in his knee was caused by a minor injury.
医生说他的膝盖肿胀是由轻微受伤引起的。
用法提示：swelling在此作名词，表示膝盖的肿胀状态。
Ice packs can help reduce swelling after a sports injury.
冰袋有助于减轻运动损伤后的肿胀。
用法提示：swelling为名词，指运动损伤后出现的肿胀。
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。
多指碰撞后的小凸起，较口语化；与 lump 相比通常更小、更表浅。
强调表面向外凸出，不一定是病理性的，也适用于物体；语气比 swelling 中性。
医学术语（英式常作 oedema），指组织液积聚；日常口语中较少使用。
多指眼周或面部轻微浮肿，程度较轻；不用于严重或硬性肿块。
取“肿胀/肿大”义（身体部位或物体体积增大）的反义，指体积或程度减小；不用于“隆起物”义，后者反义是“凹陷”。
同为“肿胀/肿大”义的反义，强调体积缩小的过程；区别于肌肉“收缩”义。
医学术语，专指肿势消退，与“肿胀/肿大”构成直接反义；不用于一般“隆起物”。
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。
肿胀消退
The swelling subsided after a few days.
几天后肿胀消退了。
轻度肿胀
There was mild swelling around the wound.
伤口周围有轻度肿胀。
肿胀和瘀伤
She had swelling and bruising on her ankle.
她的脚踝肿胀并有瘀伤。
肿胀常是炎症的体征之一。
受伤或发炎的部位往往同时出现肿胀和疼痛。
皮肤发红常与肿胀一同出现，提示局部炎症。
碰撞后可能出现肿胀和瘀伤。
肿胀部位常有压痛。
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