swell /swɛl/ CET4 TEM4 ( 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

  例：

  The human population swelled, at least temporarily, as migrants moved south.

  随着移民们南移，人口便增加了，至少是暂时增加了。

  例：

  His bank balance has swelled by $222,000 in the last three weeks.

  他的银行存款在过去的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. (身体部位等) 肿胀

  例：

  Do your ankles swell at night?

  你的脚踝晚上会肿吗？

• 3. 

  PHRASAL VERB Swell up means the same as . 肿胀

  例：

  When you develop a throat infection or catch a cold the glands in the neck swell up.

  当你咽喉发炎或感冒时, 脖子上的腺体会肿起来。

• 4. 

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