"swell" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 腫脹
• 增大

Definition

Swell 指變得更大，通常是因為壓力、高溫、液體或情緒。它可以指身體部位腫起來、水位上升，或某種感情變得更強烈。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常見搭配有 'swell up'、'swell with pride' 和 'the river swelled'。用於身體部位時，'swell' 很常見也很中性；用於感情時，語氣稍微偏書面。作為形容詞，'swell' 也可表示「很棒」，但這種用法比較老派。

Examples

My ankle started to swell after I fell.

我跌倒後，腳踝開始**腫脹**。

The river began to swell after the heavy rain.

大雨過後，河水開始**上升**。

Her face can swell from some foods.

她的臉喫了某些食物後會**腫起來**。

My inbox always swells after a long weekend.

長週末過後，我的收件匣總會**暴增**。

Watching the crowd cheer made his heart swell with pride.

看到人羣歡呼，他心中**湧起**了自豪感。

Wait a bit—sometimes the area around a bee sting will swell up later.

再等等——有時候蜜蜂螫傷周圍的部位之後會**腫起來**。