Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #10096
swollen
肿胀的；肿大的
protuberant or abnormally distended, as by injury or disease
- 1.
Protuberant or abnormally distended (as by injury or disease).
肿胀的,异常膨胀的(如因受伤或疾病)。
肿胀的,异常膨胀的(如因受伤或疾病)。；肿大的；涨水的；夸张的；骄傲的；swell的过去分词
In use
After I fell, my knee became swollen and hard to bend.
The nurse noticed a swollen gland on the side of his neck.
Her eyes were swollen from crying all night long.
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。
have a swollen [noun]
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。
swollen by [noun]
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。
Common mistakes
He swollen with pride.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。
He has a swollen pride.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。
Connections
Collocations
- swollen ego
- 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。
- swollen pride
- 傲慢
- She had a swollen pride that alienated her friends.她的傲慢疏远了朋友。
- swollen head
- 自负
- He got a swollen head after the promotion.他在升职后变得自负。
Idioms & figurative uses
- swollen head
- 自负，傲慢He's got a swollen head after his promotion.他升职后变得自负了。
- swollen with pride
- 骄傲自满She was swollen with pride after winning the award.她获奖后骄傲自满。
- swollen ego
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Only 'stolen' (/ˈstoʊlən/) rhymes with 'swollen' (/ˈswoʊlən/). 'Sullen' (/ˈsʌlən/) looks similar but has a different vowel sound and does not rhyme.
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.