swell up

英 [swel ʌp]

美 [swel ʌp]

（身体部位）肿胀

柯林斯词典

• → see:swell 2

英英释义

verb

• expand abnormally
  1. The bellies of the starving children are swelling
  Synonym:swellintumescetumefytumesce

双语例句

• You'd better walk around, or your feet will swell up.
  你最好走一走，不然你的脚会肿起来的。
• Don't prick that boil; allow it to swell up and burst.
  不要挑破那个疖子；让它肿起来自己破裂好了。
• Everyone keep an eye on Howard in case he starts to swell up.
  大家都注意着点儿Howard，以防他突然肿起来。
• Each C Lyra sponge also has an egg development area around the mid-point of the branches, and when the spermatophores make contact, these areas swell up as the eggs are fertilised and begin to mature.
  每个竖琴海绵，在大概分支中间的区域，有一个繁殖区域，当小精液包与竖琴卵子接触受精后，这个区域便胀起直到受精卵成熟。
• Her arm was beginning to swell up where the bee had stung her.
  她胳膊给蜜蜂蜇了，肿了起来。
• After a few moments in the broth they began to swell up, and bobbed around on the surface with their heads poking up like fat little drunk men in lifejackets.
  青蛙在汤里煮了一会之后开始膨胀，上下浮动，头从汤面上探出来，好像一个个身穿救生衣的喝醉酒的小胖子。
• I'm now in my80s, but whenever I think of that look on Dad's face, my heart still feels as if it will swell up and burst.
  现在，我已经80多岁了，但是每当我回想起我爸当时的面部表情，我就感到我的心仍然在膨胀着，像是要胀裂一样。
• You will swell up to normal size.
  你也可以膨胀到正常的尺寸。
• That thing is already starting to swell up like a balloon.
  那玩意儿已经肿的跟气球一样了。
• The heat of the fire would make the goose's feet swell up, and the blood would run into its feet as the goose was cooked to death.
  火的热量让鹅掌渐渐肿胀，血都涌进它的脚掌里，鹅就这样活活地被烤死了。