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swellingp. a. 1. full to bursting or overflowing涨满得要冲破的,涨满得要漫出来的。 △3H.VI.4.8.42:“My mildness hath al-layed their swelling griefs,”我的温和缓解了他们那高涨的怨恨。 swelling heavens: (fig.) eyes filled with tears雨水充溢的天空,(比喻)泪汪汪的眼睛。 △1H.IV.3.1.200 (198):“That pretty Welsh (i.e.your language =your tears) / Which thou pourest down from theseswelling heavens / I am too perfect in.”从你那泪汪汪的眼睛里所倾注出来的美妙的威尔士语言,我是太熟悉了。 2. inflated with pride,proud,arrogant傲气十足的,骄傲的,傲慢的。 △Oth.2.3.58(55):“Three else of Cyprus,noble swelling spirits,”还有其他三个塞浦路斯人,都是心性高傲的人。 △1H.VI.3.1.25:“The King,thy sovereign,is not quite exempt / From envious malice of thyswelling heart.”国王,你的主上,也不能完全避免受到你那膨胀的野心的恶毒暗算。 3. increasing in grandeur,growing more and moresplendid,majestic,magnificent越来越壮丽的,越来越辉煌的,雄伟的,宏伟的。 △H.V. 1. Prol. 3.:“A kingdom fora stage,princes to act,/ And monarchs to behold the swelling scene!”以王国为舞台,让君主来演出,由帝王们来观看那宏伟的场面! △Mac. 1. 3. 128: “As happy prologuesto the swelling act”,i. e. As auspicious prologues to the magnificent drama which is to follow. 好比是美妙的开场白,接着才是大戏。 4. pompous,ostentatious豪华的,浮华的。 △Mer. 1. 1.125(124):“swelling port”,豪华的排场。 5. ❶swelling with anger,inflated with passion. en-raged因愤怒而气鼓鼓的,充满激怒的,激怒的。 ❷haughty,arrogant傲慢的,骄傲自大的。 △ R.III. 2. 1. 50(51):“Made peace of enmity,fair love of hate,/ Betweenthese swelling,wrong-incensed peers.”使这些高傲的、怒气不息的王公贵族们之间化敌为友、变恨为爱。 |