Word · Frequency #84
wells
涌出；冒出；渗出
wells is the third person singular of well.
To rise or flow out, as water from the ground; to seep out from a surface.
- 1.
To issue forth, as water from the earth; to flow; to spring.
像水从地面涌出；流出；喷出。
- 2.
To have something seep out of the surface.
从表面渗出某物。
像水从地面涌出；流出；喷出。；从表面渗出某物。
In use
Tears welled up in her eyes when she heard the news.
Water was welling up from the hole in the ground.
Anger welled inside him as he listened to the argument.
well up
常指液体或情感涌出。
Tears welled up in her eyes.
泪水好好儿地涌上她的眼眶。
well from/out of
表示从某处冒出。
Water welled from the ground.
水好好儿地从地里涌出。
Verb forms
base well · third person wells · -ing welling · past welled · past participle welled
规则动词
Connections
Collocations
- tears well up
- 泪水涌上；热泪盈眶
- She tried to smile, but tears were welling up in her eyes.她努力微笑，但泪水还是涌上了眼眶。
- well up inside
- （情感等）在内心涌起
- Anger welled up inside him when he saw the mess.看到那一片狼藉，他内心涌起一股愤怒。
- well out of
- 从……涌出
- Oil welled out of the pipe.石油从管道中涌出。
- well from
- 从……涌出；源自
- Clear water welled from the spring.清澈的水从泉中涌出。
Idioms & figurative uses
- well up
- 涌起，涌出（常指泪水或情绪）Tears welled up in her eyes when she heard the news.听到这个消息时，泪水涌上了她的眼眶。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记住名词well是“井”，井里的水不断涌出，就是动词well的“涌出、冒出”之意，联想井水外涌的画面即可。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：文学/叙事中描写液体涌出、叙述中描写眼泪或情感涌现 动词 well 通常用于书面或文学语境，表示液体或情感从某处涌出；其中 well up 比较常见于描述泪水或情绪，well out/forth 等搭配则更正式或更富文学色彩。日常口语中单独使用较少。
Grammar Note
常与 up 连用，表示液体涌出或情绪涌现。
Pronunciation & Spelling
bell、fell、sell、tell、spell、smell 都与 well /wɛl/ 押韵，都读 /ɛl/，且拼写中都有 -ell。注意 will /wɪl/ 和 wall /wɔːl/ 拼写相似，但读音不同，不与 well 押韵。
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 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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