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be swollen with [noun]
通常与表示傲慢、自负的名词搭配，如pride, arrogance。
He is swollen with pride after winning the award.
他获奖后骄傲自满。
肿胀的；肿大的
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
肿胀的；肿大的
protuberant or abnormally distended, as by injury or disease
He is swollen with pride after winning the award.
他获奖后骄傲自满。
肿胀的,异常膨胀的(如因受伤或疾病)。
Protuberant or abnormally distended (as by injury or disease).
After I fell, my knee became swollen and hard to bend.
我摔倒后，膝盖变得肿胀而且难以弯曲。
The nurse noticed a swollen gland on the side of his neck.
护士注意到他脖子一侧有一个肿胀的腺体。
Her eyes were swollen from crying all night long.
她的眼睛因为哭了一整夜而肿了起来。
通常与表示傲慢、自负的名词搭配，如pride, arrogance。
He is swollen with pride after winning the award.
他获奖后骄傲自满。
修饰ego, opinion等，表示自我膨胀。
She has a swollen ego after the promotion.
她升职后变得自负。
表示原因，常用被动结构。
His arrogance is swollen by constant praise.
他的傲慢因不断受到称赞而膨胀。
Not this
He swollen with pride.
Use this
He is swollen with pride.
中文中形容词可以直接作谓语，但英语中形容词 'swollen' 需要系动词 'is' 才能构成完整谓语。缺少系动词是常见的母语迁移错误。
Not this
He has a swollen pride.
Use this
He is swollen with pride.
英语中固定搭配是 'swollen with pride'，表示'自负'，而不是 'swollen pride'。学习者可能受中文直接翻译的影响，误用了名词短语结构。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
自负的自我
His swollen ego made him difficult to work with.
他膨胀的自我让他难以共事。
傲慢
She had a swollen pride that alienated her friends.
她的傲慢疏远了朋友。
自负
He got a swollen head after the promotion.
他在升职后变得自负。
自负，傲慢
He's got a swollen head after his promotion.
他升职后变得自负了。
骄傲自满
She was swollen with pride after winning the award.
她获奖后骄傲自满。
膨胀的自我
His swollen ego made him unpopular.
他膨胀的自我让他不受欢迎。
Use swollen naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象一个人因为自负而脸肿得像气球，把'肿'（swollen）和膨胀的自大联系起来。
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、character description 通常用于正式或文学语境中描述人的自负或傲慢，比较书面化。
Only 'stolen' (/ˈstoʊlən/) rhymes with 'swollen' (/ˈswoʊlən/). 'Sullen' (/ˈsʌlən/) looks similar but has a different vowel sound and does not rhyme.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.