英[swel]美[swel]
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来自古英语swellan,膨胀,鼓起,来自Proto-Germanic*swelnan,膨胀,可能来自PIE*swel,照耀,照射,使发热,词源同swelter.引申诸相关词义。
verb(动词)noun(名词)adjective(形容词)adverb(副词)
双解例句
verb(动词)noun(名词)adjective(形容词)adverb(副词)
小知识
To swell is to expand or grow larger. If your brother's face started to swell after he ate lobster for the first time, you'd probably guess that he's allergic to shellfish.
You can use the word swell to describe what happens to an injured body part, like a black eye that swells up, or in a figurative way, to describe a feeling of fullness, like when your heart swells with pride at your sister's big music performance. In the 1930s, swell became a popular slang term meaning great or excellent. But it also can describe a wealthy, elegant person, like a group of swells at a fancy restaurant.
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单词用法
词语辨析
v.(动词)swell,dilate,distend,expand,inflate
这组词都有“增大,扩大”的意思。其区别是:
expand指体积、数量的增大,可指展开、打开、散播开,而使其扩大的因素既可以是内在的,也可以是来自外界的外力;
swell是指由于受到内部力量的作用而在体积和容积方面增大,也可指数目或程度的增长,质量的提高,或曲面向上隆起,常表示“不正常的增大”;
distend指在内部力量的压迫下向各个方向扩张或膨胀,暗示原来就处于完全空虚或松弛状态;
inflate指用人工方法使某物膨胀起来;
dilate强调直径的增大。
这组词都有“增大,扩大”的意思。其区别是:
expand指体积、数量的增大,可指展开、打开、散播开,而使其扩大的因素既可以是内在的,也可以是来自外界的外力;
swell是指由于受到内部力量的作用而在体积和容积方面增大,也可指数目或程度的增长,质量的提高,或曲面向上隆起,常表示“不正常的增大”;
distend指在内部力量的压迫下向各个方向扩张或膨胀,暗示原来就处于完全空虚或松弛状态;
inflate指用人工方法使某物膨胀起来;
dilate强调直径的增大。
重要短语
swell up润胀,膨胀
swell with膨胀;充满
swell with膨胀;充满
同义词
同根词
词根:swell
adj.swelling膨胀的;肿大的;突起的
swelled骄傲自大;自负的
n.swelling肿胀;膨胀;增大;涨水
v.swelling肿胀;膨胀;增多;趾高气扬(swell的ing形式)
swelled膨胀;隆起;增大(swell的过去分词)