v (1)(使)膨(肿)胀，(使)涨大((cause to) expand;make or become larger，greater or thicker)[I，I+prep (to/with)，I+adv (up)，(尤pass)T+n;T+n+prep (with)，T+n+adv (up)]：His eye～ed painfully after the blow. 受到重击后他的眼睛肿胀疼痛。His face～ed painfully when he had mumps. 患腮腺炎的时候，他的脸又肿又痛。Sponge～s when it absorbs water. 海绵吸水便涨起来。My twisted ankle has～ed (up) to twice its usual size. 扭伤的脚踝肿成两倍那么大。(eyes)～with tears (眼睛)哭肿了;The insect bite made her finger～(up). 虫咬使她的手指肿起来。The injured wrist began to～(up). 受伤的手腕开始肿起来。When you blow air into balloons they～up. 气球充气时，就会膨胀起来。Don't prick that boil;allow it to～up and burst. 别把那个疖子刺破，让它长大后自消自灭。The infection～ed his hand. 感染使他的手肿起来。(face) be swollen (up) with toothache (脸)由于牙疼肿起来;limping because of a swollen ankle由于脚踝肿了而跛行;〖同〗grow，blow up，fatten，extend，expand;〖反〗shrink，contract，condense;

(2)鼓起，突出 (fill (sth) so that it becomes round in shape)[I，I+adv (out)，T+n，T+n+adv (out)]： (sail)～(out) in the wind (船帆)在风中鼓起;A barrel～s in the middle. 木桶的中间鼓起。Rounded hills～gradually from the village plain. 一座座圆顶小山渐渐在村庄的平原上隆起。Her cheeks～ed out. 她的脸颊突出来。take a job to～one's pockets/one's funds做一工作使某人腰包鼓起来/资金多起来;The cat's stomach was～ed with milk. 猫的肚子被牛奶胀得鼓鼓的。(wind)～(out) the sails(风)把船帆鼓起;〖同〗blow up，fatten，extend;expand;〖反〗shrink，contract，condense;

(3)(使)逐渐扩充(增大，强化) ((cause to) grow in amount，degree，force，etc)[I，I+prep (into/to)，T+n， T+n+prep (to/with 尤pass)]：Membership～ed.成员人数增加。His fortunes have swollen(or～ed) during the war. 战争期间，他的财产逐步增加。All the streams/rivers have swollen(or～ed) since the thaw. 自打冰雪融化以来，所有的溪流(河流)水位上涨。The music～ed as the finale approached. 当终曲来临时，音乐声响亮起来。The sea～ed as the storm approached. 暴风雨来临时，大海汹涌澎湃。Hope～ed in his breast. 希望在他的胸中燃起。The sound of the organ～ed through the church. 风琴声渐渐响彻教堂。The population has swollen to over a million. 人口已经增至100多万。As the racing car gets nearer，the quiet sounds～into a great roar of noise. 随着赛车逐渐迫近，隐约的马达声变成嘈杂的轰鸣声。(group of onlookers)～(in)to a crowd(围观者)渐渐增多，成为一大群人;(murmur)～(in)to a roar (低沉的嘁喳声)渐渐增强变成了吼声;～a musical tone使乐曲音调更强烈;The recruits/volunteer～ed our ranks of the marchers. 新兵/志愿者壮大了我们的行军队伍。The money from the sale～ed our bank account. 销售收入使银行账户里的钱增加。I invited them to join us on the excursion in order to～the numbers. 我邀请他们参加游览活动以便增加人数。The heavy rain～ed the river. 暴雨使河水上涨。The stream was swollen with flood water/by rain. 洪水/雨水使溪流水位上涨。a swollen river涨起的河流;〖同〗intensify，amplify，heighten;rise，mount;〖反〗decrease，diminish，lessen;fall，lower;

(4)(使)(情绪等)高涨((cause to) become filled with emotion)[I，I+prep (with)，T+n，T+n +prep (with)]：Her resentment～ed steadily. 慢慢地，她心中充满了怨恨。Her heart/breast～ed with pride (grief). 她的心/内心充满了自豪(悲伤)。(pride)～one's heart某人的内心充满(自豪感);Success～ed his breast with pride. 成功使他的内心充满了自豪感。have a～ed/swollen head 认为自命不凡;得意得昏了头;

→′swelling n 膨胀物体;

n(1)浪涌(rolling condition of the sea，usu after a storm)[U，a～]：The sea looked fairly calm but there was a heavy～. 大海看上去非常平静，但是浪潮如滚。feel seasick in the heavy～s在波涛汹涌的大海上感到晕船;The clipper ship scudded along over the long～s.快速帆船顺风行驶在波涛滚滚的海浪上。〖同〗wave，billow;

(2)(音乐声)渐强(increase in sound)[U，the～][N (of)]：the great～of the music/the organ洪亮的音乐/风琴声;

(3)突出(隆起)(outward curving shape)[U，the～]：the firm～of sb's breasts某人的乳房丰满坚实;The ice reduced the～on his head. 冰使他头上的肿块消了下去。

(4)衣着时髦的人(person who is always fashionably dressed)[C]：You do look a～! 你看上去的确是个衣着时髦的人!The young man imagined himself as a～dressed in the latest fashion. 那个年轻人想象自己是个穿上了最新时装的时髦人。

adj(1)时髦(华丽)的(stylish;elegant)：look～in that dress 穿那件衣服看上去很时髦;

(2)极好(一流)的(excellent，fine)：a～idea/vacation极好的主意/假日;a～teacher/player 一流的教师/运动员;That's～. 那太好了。We had a～time. 我们玩得很开心。〖同〗fine，first-rate，excellent，super，marvelous，great，splendid，first-class;〖反〗horrible，awful，dreadful，bad，disgusting;

【说明】swell用作名词时为不可数名词，但要留意一些可数用法的例证。

【辨异】swell和expand的区别见EXPAND。