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swelling

/ˈswɛl.ɪŋ/ 名词 B2

中文: 肿胀

  1. The state of being swollen. (countable, uncountable)
  2. Anything swollen, especially any abnormally swollen part of the body. (countable, uncountable)
  3. A rising, as of passion or anger. (countable, figuratively, uncountable)

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Girls, sometimes I feel as if those exams meant everything, but when I look at the big buds swelling on those chestnut trees and the misty blue air at the end of the streets they don’t seem half so important.”
《Anne of Green Gables》,第301页 · C1
Elizabeth made no answer, and walked on, her heart swelling with indignation.
《Pride and Prejudice》,第215页 · B2
I looked round, with a chill of fear in my heart, at the huge swelling plain, mottled with the green patches of rushes.
《The Hound of the Baskervilles》,第83页 · C1
“Your excellencies are aware,” responded the landlord, swelling with importance, “that the Count of Monte Cristo is living on the same floor with yourselves!”
《The Count of Monte Cristo》,第381页 · C1

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