swell /swel/
Meaning
English definition
- (n.) the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea
- (n.) a rounded elevation (especially one on an ocean floor)
- (n.) a crescendo followed by a decrescendo
Chinese translation
- n. 增大, 隆起的部分, 巨浪, 肿胀
- a. 优秀的, 一流的
- vi. 增大, 膨胀, 肿胀, 增强, 骄傲
Word details
- Part of speech
- verb / noun
- Pronunciation
- /swel/
- Syllables
- 1
- Exam levels
- Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS · GRE
- Frequency
- Zipf 3.64 · Rare
Word forms
swollen, swelling, swelled, swells
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