vt. & vi.（使）增大；膨胀 (cause to) become greater in volume, thickness or force

　～ chest　鼓起胸膛
　～ finger　手指肿了起来
　～ hand　手肿了起来
　～ leg　腿肿了起来
　～ number　增加人数
　～ river　河水涨了起来
　～ troop　扩大队伍
　～ abnormally　反常地膨胀
　～ badly　肿得很厉害
　～ gradually　慢慢地增长
　～ hideously　肿得可怕
　～ powerfully　强有力地增大
　～ out　使膨胀，使胀大
　～ out the sails　（风）把帆吹得鼓了起来
　～ up　发肿，膨胀，（河水）上涨
　～ by　因…而膨胀
　～ with　由于…而膨胀〔高涨〕
　～ with pride　沾沾自喜，骄傲自大

　The insect's bite made her finger swell.　虫子咬了她的手指，手指就肿了。
　The injured ankle began to swell.　受伤的脚踝开始肿了。
　His eye swelled painfully after the blow.　挨打后他的一只眼睛肿了起来，非常疼痛。
　Wood often swells when wet.　木材浸湿后会膨胀。
　A barrel swells in the middle.　水桶中部隆起。
　His fortune has swollen during the war.　他的财产在战争期间大为增加。
　After the heavy rain the river swelled.　大雨过后，河水猛涨。
　His anger swelled when he heard it.　他一听说这个就怒火上升。

　The infection swelled his hand.　感染使他的手肿了起来。
　The wind swelled the sails.　风鼓起了船帆。
　These small items help to swell the total.　这些小项目使总额增加了。
　The newly-arrived refugees swelled the ranks of the unemployed in the big city.　新到的难民扩大了这座大城市失业者的队伍。
　He asked them to come to the meeting to swell the numbers.　他要求他们参加会议以增加出席人数。
　He took a job to swell his pockets.　他找了份工作想多挣点钱。
　The heavy rain swelled the river.　大雨使河水上涨。
　Pride swelled her heart.　她骄傲自大。
　Both his legs were badly swollen.　他的两条腿都肿得很厉害。
　The river is swollen by rain.　雨水使河水上涨。

 ♣ swell out　(v.+adv.)
　（使）膨胀〔肿起〕　(cause to) become bigger, as with air, liquid, etc.
　Her cheeks swelled out.　她的两颊鼓了起来。
　The sails swelled out in the wind.　船帆迎风鼓起。
　The bird swelled out its chest to attract the attention of the female.　那鸟儿把胸脯鼓起来吸引雌鸟。
　He swelled out his chest with pride.　他挺胸凸肚，神气活现。
 ♣ swell up　(v.+adv.)
1. 膨胀，肿起 become bigger, as with air, liquid, etc.
　A mosquito had bitten her and her arm had swollen up.　蚊子叮了她，她的手臂肿了起来。
　My foot swelled up like a piece of dough.　我的脚肿得像面团。
　When you blow air into balloons they swell up.　当你把气吹进气球时，气球就胀了起来。
2. 感到自豪 become filled with pride
　His heart swelled up when he learned that he had won the prize.　当他知道他已获奖时，心里很自豪。
 ♣ swell with　(v.+prep.)
1. 由于…而胀〔肿起〕 (cause to) become enlarged because of (usually air or liquid)
　Your feet often swell with the heat in the afternoon.　下午气温一高，你的脚常常会肿起来。
　Her face swelled with the toothache.　她的脸由于牙疼而肿了起来。
　The river has swollen with melted snow.　雪融河涨。
　Birds swell their feathers with air in order to keep warm.　鸟类的羽毛能凭空气扎煞起来以保暖。
　Her eyes were swollen with tears.　她的眼睛哭肿了。
2. 充满… become filled with (a feeling such as pride)
　Her heart swelled with grief.　她内心充满了悲痛。
　His breast swelled with emotion.　他满怀激情。
　Don't swell with pride when you make some contribution.　有了贡献不要沾沾自喜。
3. 出…以增加… make (a collection of money) bigger by giving (money)
　Our neighbour has most generously swelled the collection with a gift of ￡25.　我们的邻居真慷慨，拿出25英镑加在捐款里。

 ♣ swell, dilate, distend, expand, inflate
　参见expand条。

　swell　也可用作名词，意思是“浪涛”“衣着时髦的人，名人”。例如：
　The waves had taken on a deep swell.　海浪汹涌。
　She is the swell who we will meet.　她是我们要见的大人物。

　［派生词］ swelling n.身上的肿胀处
　［词源］古英语swellan（膨胀，增大）