swelled

柯林斯詞典

swell /sw?l/ (swelling,swelled,swollen,swells)

• 1. V-T/V-I If the amount or size of something swells or if something swells it, it becomes larger than it was before. 使增大; 增大

  The human population swelled, at least temporarily, as migrants moved south. 隨著移民們南移，人口便增加了，至少是暫時(shí)增加了。

  His bank balance has swelled by $222,000 in the last three weeks. 他的銀行存款在過去的3周里增加了$222,000。

• 2. V-I If something such as a part of your body swells, it becomes larger and rounder than normal. (身體部位等) 腫脹

  Do your ankles swell at night?

  你的腳踝晚上會(huì)腫嗎？

• 3. PHRASAL VERB Swell up means the same as . 腫脹

  When you develop a throat infection or catch a cold the glands in the neck swell up. 當(dāng)你咽喉發(fā)炎或感冒時(shí), 脖子上的腺體會(huì)腫起來。

• 4. →see also swollen

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