Word · Frequency #14561
swellings
肿块；肿胀处；隆起物
swellings is the plural of swelling.
核心释义
多指身体上因受伤或疾病而肿起的包块
A swollen or bulging part, especially on the body.
- 1.
肿胀的状态
The state of being swollen.
- 2.
异常的隆起或局部肿大
an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement
- 3.
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.
- 4.
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
- 5.
情感或愤怒的上升
A rising, as of passion or anger.
- 6.
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)
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
用法In use
After the insect bite, the swelling on her arm went down within a day.
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.
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.
用法提示：swelling为名词，指运动损伤后出现的肿胀。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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。
近义词
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
语法说明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
发音与拼写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。
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
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.