vi.

1. 肿起，肿胀[（+up）]
   His ankles began to swell.

   他的脚踝肿起来了。

2. （土地等）隆起；（河水等）上涨
3. 增长；增大；壮大[（+to/into）]
   The newly-arrived refugees swelled the ranks of the unemployed.

   新来的难民增加了失业的人数。

4. （声音，音乐等）增强
5. 骄傲自负；夸大
6. （情绪等）高涨
   Anger swelled in him.

   他心头升起怒火。

7. （帆等）膨胀，鼓起[（+out）]
   The sails swelled out in the wind.

   船帆在风中鼓起。

vt.

1. 使（力量等）增长
2. 使隆起；使上涨
   The river was swollen with melted snow.

   河水因融雪而上涨。

3. 使骄傲自大
4. 使（情绪等）高涨
   She was swollen with contentment.

   她感到十分满足。

5. 提高（音调，声音等）
6. 使膨胀，使鼓起[（+out）]
   A brisk wind swelled the sails.

   一阵疾风使船帆鼓起。

a.

1. 【口】很棒的，一流的
   She is a swell girl.

   她是一个好女孩。

   Our boy is doing swell at college.

   我们的儿子在大学里表现出色。

   He is a swell teacher.

   他是位非常出色的教师。

2. 【俚】服装时髦的；漂亮的；风头健的

n.

1. 鼓起，膨胀；肿胀[the S]
2. 增大，壮大[the S]
   There was a swell in the city's population.

   该市出现过人口膨胀。

3. （声音的）增强；（音量的）增大[U]
4. 【音】渐强到渐弱（符号）[U][C]
5. （浪涛的）汹涌；（土地的）隆起[the S]
6. 隆起部分[C]
7. 【口】衣着时髦的人；风头人物[C]
   His brother is a swell at boxing.

   他兄弟是个拳击能手。

v.

1. become larger or rounder in size, especially as a result of an accumulation of fluid.
2. become or make greater in intensity, amount, or volume.

n.

1. a full or gently rounded form.
2. a gradual increase in sound, amount, or intensity.
   ▸a welling up of a feeling.
3. a slow, regular movement of the sea in rolling waves that do not break.
4. a mechanism for producing a crescendo or diminuendo in an organ or harmonium.
5. informal, dated a fashionable or stylish person of wealth or high social position.

adj.

1. excellent; very good.
2. archaic smart; fashionable.

adv.