| 词组 | swell |
| 释义 | swell [swelled, swollen, swelling] swell up 1. swell up if part of your body swells up, it becomes larger and rounder than usual, because of an injury or illness: ▪ His ankle's swollen up, but it's not broken. ▪ Joyce felt her top lip swell up and she tasted blood. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑puff up ■ OPPOSITE: go down 2. swell up to gradually increase in size: ▪ If the window isn't painted, moisture is absorbed in wet weather, and the wood swells up. 3. swell up if a feeling swells up, it gradually becomes stronger: ▪ Mrs Frizzell felt a reluctant admiration for her husband swelling up in her. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑well up literary, ↑rise up |
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