- 膨胀,鼓胀:
Your ambition,I think, is swelling.
我看你的野心是越来越大了。
to swell when becoming damp
受潮后膨胀
- 【病理学】肿胀:
Your arm has swollen by inflammation.
你的手臂因感染已肿起来了。
- (海洋)涨潮,(河水等)上涨;(泉水、泪等)涌出:
The tide begins to swell.
开始涨潮了。
- 鼓起,凸出:
The sails swelled in the strong wind.
劲风使船帆鼓起。
- 高起,隆起:
A bump swells on the road.
路面上隆起了一块凸块。
- (在数量、力量、程度等方面)增多,壮大,扩大:
The number of applicants has swollen to more than 200.
申请人的数目已增至200多人。
- (声音、音调等)变响亮,(逐渐)增强:
The music should swell.
音乐响度应该增强一些。
- (感情、情绪等)加强,增长,高涨:
The willing of living swelled in their mind.
他们又燃起了活下去的愿望。
He couldn't control the indignation that swelled in his heart.
他无法抑制胸中涌起的义愤。
- 被充满(常与 with 连用):
He never swells with pride for successes.
他从不为成功而沾沾自喜。
- 骄傲自满,高傲自大;趾高气扬:
He always swelled to his subordinates.
他总是趾高气扬地对待他的下级。