swell

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++swell1 /swel/ ●○○ verb (past tense swelled, past participle swollen /ˈswəʊlən $ ˈswoʊ-/)  1  size 大小 [intransitive] (also swell up)BIG to become larger and rounder than normal – used especially about parts of the body 肿，肿胀〔尤指身体部位〕 → swollen Her ankle was already starting to swell. 她的脚踝已经开始肿起来了。 The window frame had swollen shut. 窗框膨胀变形，关得死死的。2  amount/number 数量 [intransitive, transitive]INCREASE IN NUMBER OR AMOUNT to increase in amount or number 〔数量〕增加，增多，增大swell to The crowd swelled to around 10,000. 人群增加到一万人左右。 The river was swollen with melted snow. 积雪融化，河水上涨。swell the ranks/numbers of something (=increase the number of people in a particular situation) 扩大…的队伍，增加…的人数 Large numbers of refugees have swollen the ranks of the unemployed. 大量的难民壮大了失业队伍。3  swell with pride/anger etc FEEL HAPPY/FRIGHTENED/BORED ETCto feel very proud, angry etc 扬扬得意/怒气冲冲等 His heart swelled with pride as he watched his daughter collect her prize. 他看着女儿领奖，心中充满了自豪。4  shape 形状 [intransitive, transitive] (also swell out)BIG to curve or make something curve （使）鼓起，（使）隆起 The wind swelled the sails. 风鼓起了船帆。5  sound 声音 [intransitive] literaryCLOUD/NOISY to become louder 增强，变响亮 Music swelled around us. 音乐声在我们四周越来越响。6. sea 海 [intransitive]UP to move suddenly and powerfully upwards 波涛汹涌 → groundswell→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

swell• When the granulomas infiltrate the root of the lungs, nearby lymph nodes swell and produce the X-ray abnormality your doctor saw.• The doors always swell in the winter.• Opposite were the elegant backs of Victorian houses, their grey bricks swelling into bow-windows, the roof-tiles glistening like wet flint.• It is a star in serious trouble, with bright bloated lobes of gas swelling off it, announcing its death throes.• The river was swelling rapidly with the constant rain.• Put some ice on your knee before it swells up.• I was a big guy in those days and my legs swelled up.• If it is physically restrained from swelling when it wants to swell, very considerable pressures are built up.swell the ranks/numbers of something• But have the erstwhile long stay patients swelled the ranks of homeless people?• It ended in the 1930s when another depression swelled the numbers of itinerant workers.• The ships rode at anchor, their crews merely swelling the ranks of the spectators.• Higher insurance costs will make it harder to afford coverage, swelling the numbers of uninsured.

Related topics: Water, Music

swell2 noun  1  [singular]TTWWATER the way the sea moves up and down 海面的起伏，浪涌 The sea wasn’t rough, but there was a heavy swell (=large movements of the water). 海面不算是波涛汹涌，但起伏很大。2  [singular] a situation in which something increases in number or amount 增加；增多swell of the growing swell of anti-government feeling 反政府情绪的日益高涨 a swell of pride 自豪感的增强3. [singular]CAPM an increase in sound level, especially in music 〔尤指音乐〕音量逐渐增强 SYN crescendo4  [singular]ROUND the roundness or curved shape of something 膨胀；鼓起；隆起 the firm swell of her breasts 她挺拔的乳峰5. [countable] old-fashionedIMPORTANT a fashionable or important person 时髦人物；头面人物，要人

Examples from the Corpus

swell• A strong north-westerly wind built up a fifteen-foot swell which came rolling down on us, crests breaking.• A heavy swell came at them out of the thick darkness.• The scandal has produced swells of protest against him.• One such dawn breaks at Ocean Beach and the swell is up.• The launch, however, behaved like a well-trained work-horse and merely rose and fell with the swell.• the swell of her breasts• The swell had built steadily over the past half-hour.• The eternal westerly swell rolled lazily across our wake and wiped out the last trace of our intrusion.heavy swell• A heavy swell came at them out of the thick darkness.• The timing in the heavy swell had to be carefully judged.swell3 adjective American English old-fashioned  GOOD/EXCELLENTvery good 极好的，第一流的 SYN great You look swell! 你看上去漂亮极了！

Examples from the Corpus

swell• By noon, the swell at the Bay had built to eighteen to twenty feet.• But Dobler said he really was a swell guy.• It was a swell place to raise onions.• If you can avoid heroin addiction and motorcycle accidents, you might have a swell time.• The ground dipped between two minor cliffs, and the architect must have figured they would make swell windbreaks.Origin swell1 Old English swellan

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swell

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swell¹ /swel/ verb (past tense swelled, past participle swollen /ˈswəʊlən $ ˈswoʊ-/)1.  SIZE  [intransitive] (also swell up) to become larger and rounder than normal – used especially about parts of the body ⇨ swollen:
    Her ankle was already starting to swell.
    The window frame was swollen shut.
2.  AMOUNT/NUMBER  [intransitive and transitive] to increase in amount or number
    swell to
    The crowd swelled to around 10,000.
    The river was swollen with melted snow.
    swell the ranks/numbers of something (=increase the number of people in a particular situation)
    Large numbers of refugees have swollen the ranks of the unemployed.
3. swell with pride/anger etc to feel very proud, angry etc:
    His heart swelled with pride as he watched his daughter collect her prize.
4.  SHAPE  [intransitive and transitive] (also swell out) to curve or make something curve:
    The wind swelled the sails.
5.  SOUND  [intransitive] literary to become louder:
    Music swelled around us.
6.  SEA  [intransitive] to move suddenly and powerfully upwards
⇨ groundswell

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swell² noun
1. [singular] the way the sea moves up and down:
    The sea wasn’t rough, but there was a heavy swell (=large movements of the water).
2. [singular] a situation in which something increases in number or amount
    swell of
    the growing swell of anti-government feeling
    a swell of pride
3. [singular] an increase in sound level, especially in music
   SYN  crescendo
4. [singular] the roundness or curved shape of something:
    the firm swell of her breasts
5. [countable] old-fashioned a fashionable or important person

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swell³ adjective American English old-fashioned
very good
   SYN  great:
    You look swell!