swell

swell的音标和读音：
DJ音标发音： [swel]
KK音标发音： [swɛl]

swell的词性：
v.（动词）

swell的词性：
v.intr.（不及物动词）

1. To increase in size or volume as a result of internal pressure; expand.
膨胀，扩张：由于内部压力使尺寸增大或体积；扩展

2. To increase in force, size, number, or degree:
增强，加大：力量、尺寸、数量或程度的增长：

Membership in the club swelled.
俱乐部成员人数增加了

3. To grow in loudness or intensity:
响度或强度增加：

“The din in front swelled to a tremendous chorus”(Stephen Crane)
“前方的噪音逐渐增强为一大片齐声的喧哗”(斯蒂芬·克兰)

4. To bulge out, as a sail.
（船帆）鼓起

5. To rise or extend above the surrounding level, as clouds.
升起，扩散：象云一般从四周水平面上升或扩展

6. To rise in swells, as the sea.
（海水）高涨，波涛汹涌

7. To be or become filled or puffed up, as with pride, arrogance, or anger.
骄傲，自满：因骄傲、傲慢或愤怒而膨胀或充满

8. To rise from within:
以内心升起：

Rage swelled within me.
我心头怒火升腾

swell的词性：
v.tr.（及物动词）

9. To cause to increase in volume, size, number, degree, or intensity:
使膨胀，使提高：使增加体积、尺寸、数量、程度或强度：

The governor's full public disclosure only swelled the chorus of protests.
州长对公众的详尽透露反而激起一片更强烈的抗议

10. To fill with emotion.
充满感情

swell的词性：
n.（名词）

11. The act or process of swelling.
膨胀：膨胀之动作或过程

12. The condition of being swollen.
胀大的状态

13. A swollen part; a bulge or protuberance.
肿胀部分；凸出；隆起

14. A long wave on water that moves continuously without breaking.
连续起伏的波浪

15. A rise in the land; a rounded elevation.
土地上升；圆形的隆起

16. Informal One who is fashionably dressed or socially prominent:
【非正式用语】 衣着时髦的人，有名望的人：衣着时髦的或社交卓越的人：

society swells.
社会头面人物

17. Music
【音乐】

18. A crescendo followed by a gradual diminuendo.
抑扬：随着徐徐的渐弱音节的声音渐增

19. The sign indicating such a crescendo.
抑扬符号

20. A device on an instrument, such as an organ or a harpsichord, for regulating volume.
音量调节器：管风琴或拨弦古铜琴等乐器上用来调节音量的装置

swell的词性：
adj.（形容词）

21. Fashionably elegant; stylish.
时髦而优雅的；漂亮的

22. Excellent; wonderful:
优秀的；精彩的：

had a swell time.
过得极为开心

swell的词源：

23. Middle English swellen
中古英语 swellen

24. from Old English swellan
源自 古英语 swellan