1.[i]~ (up)膨胀；肿胀to become bigger or rounder
Her arm was beginning to swell up where the bee had stung her.她胳膊给蜜蜂蜇了，肿了起来。
2.[i][t]（使）凸出，鼓出to curve out or make sth curve out
The sails swelled (out) in the wind.船帆鼓满了风。
The wind swelled (out) the sails.风鼓起了帆。
3.[t][i]（使）增加，增大，扩大to increase or make sth increase in number or size
Last year's profits were swelled by a fall in production costs.去年因生产成本下降，利润有所增加。
We are looking for more volunteers to swell the ranks(= increase the number) of those already helping.我们期盼有更多的志愿者加入，以壮大目前已在提供帮助的队伍。
Membership has swelled to over 20 000.成员增加到 2 万余人。
4.[i]变得更响亮；增强to become louder
The cheering swelled through the hall.欢呼声越来越大，响彻大厅。
5.[i]~ (with sth)充满（激情）to be filled with a strong emotion
to swell with pride满腔自豪
1.[c][ususing]海浪的涌动；涌浪the movement of the sea when it rises and falls without the waves breaking
The boat was caught in a heavy(= strong) swell.船遇上了大浪涌。
2.[sing]（尤指身体部位）凸起的形状，鼓出处，隆起处the curved shape of sth, especially a part of the body
the firm swell of her breasts她挺拔的乳峰
3.[sing]增加；增大；扩大；增强a situation in which sth increases in size, number, strength, etc.
a growing swell of support越来越多的支持
a swell of pride自豪感的增强
4.[sing]逐渐增强a gradual increase in the volume of sth
5.(informal)重要人士；时髦人物an important or fashionable person
1.(informal)很愉快的；极有趣的very good, enjoyable, etc.
We had a swell time.我们过得开心极了。
Scientists believe that when the Sun swells up in four billion years, swallowing the Earth, conditions could be ideal on a warmer Titan.
此外，科学家还坚信未来太阳将会膨胀，吞噬地球，但泰坦则会变得暖和而条件宜人。
If the wall of a plugged pore breaks, the surrounding area swells up and can turn into a red bump.
如果堵塞的毛孔破裂，就会使得周围的组织的水肿形成红色的肿块。
If I eat even one tiny piece of a nut, my head swells up like a watermelon and I drop dead.
我哪怕只是吃一点果仁，我就会头大，晕倒在地。
She gazed silently, and seemed to be borne upward like a floating sea-bird on the long heaves and swells of sound.
她默不作声地注视着，似乎像一只盘旋的海鸟在汹涌澎湃的声涛中扶摇直上。
you think me, I daresay, an irreligious dog: but my heart swells with gratitude to the beneficent God of this earth just now.
我敢说，你以为我是一条不敬上帝的狗吧：可是我对世间仁慈的上帝满怀感激之心。
Now, this is something I found, so look at it very closely here. You've got this bentonite clay, which is -- sort of swells up and expands.
这个是我的发现，近一点看，这是一块膨润土，有点鼓起来了。
Due to her exploits Suzi has gone almost blind in her left eye and her liver swells up making her look pregnant if she ever has a drink.
由于如此透支，苏茜的左眼几乎失明。只要一喝酒，她的肚子就会膨胀如孕妇。
In four billion years' time, when the Sun swells into a red giant, Titan could become a paradise. '
40亿年之后，当太阳膨胀成一颗红色巨星，泰坦就成为宇宙生命天堂。
Usually, when a person is filled with rage, he swells up and gets fat , don't you think?
论理，肚子里有大气，应该人膨胀得胖些，你说对不对？
The swell direction with these premier northeast swells can be a bit more east than later in the season.
在后面一点的季节里风浪的方向从最主要的东北方向会更加的偏东方向。
The experiment results show that this technology can raise density of activated sludge and not produce swells of sludge.
试验结果表明，该工艺能有效提高污泥浓度，不产生污泥膨胀；
Barrel An imaging term. Distortion that swells an image in the middle and narrows it at the top and the bottom.
一种成像术语。一种桶形失真，在图像中间增大，图像的上部和下部变窄。
A vibrant Anemone has it's moment in the sun, in between the cooling swells of the ocean tide.
银莲花在阳光下充满生气，介于海洋潮汐的冷却膨胀之间。
Around the sunny island of Life swells day and night death''s limitless song of the sea.
死象大海的无限的歌声，日夜冲击着生命的光明岛的四周。
You've got this bentonite clay, which is -- sort of swells up and expands.
你到四处远足，嗯—当你把它们从地下挖起来，它们就是这个样子。
There are moments where my heart swells so big that I swear it's going to burst right out of my chest.
有时候，我的心思无比膨胀，大到就要将胸膛都炸开了。
Compartment Syndrome: A muscle swells filling the membrane (compartment) that encloses the muscle to be completely filled.
肌腔隙综合症：肌肉肿胀，使包围着肌肉的筋膜（间隙）完全填满。
The number of students taking international jobs usually swells in a recession, says Kellogg Assistant Dean Roxanne Hori.
凯洛格学院助理院长罗克珊.霍里说，拥有国际性工作学生的人数经常在经济不景气时增多。
Suddenly the boat plummeted between two swells, knocking me off-balance.
船突然垂直跌落在两个浪涛中间，使我失去了平衡。
As the Lunar New Year approaches and the number of mainland Chinese in the city state swells, emotions are running particularly high.
随着中国春节临近，在香港的中国内地人数量激增，人们的情绪越来越激烈。
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