swell學測 L3KK [ˈswɛl] ｜ /ˈswɛl/
腫起來；膨脹·海浪起伏；湧浪·數量增長；壯大·（聲音）漸強漸弱·情緒激動高漲
動詞名詞兼具，海浪、腫脹、情緒都通用
After days of heavy rain, the river started to swell and flow over its banks.
連日豪雨過後，河水開始暴漲，淹過了兩岸。
一個畫面：鼓起又消退
腳踝腫脹撞傷後皮膚鼓起
海浪起伏海面緩緩隆起又落下
心頭一漲驕傲或情緒瞬間湧上
義項
腫傷鼓起C1verb腫起來；膨脹
She fell and her ankle began to swell.
她跌倒後，腳踝開始腫起來。
swell upstart to swell
海面湧浪C2noun海浪起伏；湧浪
The small boat rose and fell on the swell of the sea.
小船隨著海浪起伏，上下晃動。
a gentle swellride the swell
人潮暴增C2verb數量增長；壯大
The crowd outside the stadium began to swell before the game started.
球賽開始前，體育場外的人潮開始增加。
begin to swellswell in number
樂聲漸強C1noun（聲音）漸強漸弱
A swell of music filled the theater as the movie reached its happiest scene.
電影來到最開心的畫面時，音樂逐漸高漲。
the music swellsa swell of sound
驕傲滿盈C1verb情緒激動高漲
Her heart swelled with pride when her team won the game.
當她的隊伍獲勝時，她心中充滿了驕傲。
swell with prideswell with emotion
片語
swell with pride驕傲滿盈 →因驕傲而情緒激動
swell with anger怒氣沖天 →因憤怒而情緒激動
the swell of the sea海浪起伏 →海面緩緩起伏的浪
swell in number人數暴增 →數量迅速增加
你會不會這樣說？
Her ankle began to ___ after she fell. (swell / well)
看答案
swell
swell 指腫脹，well 指健康，兩字只差一個字母。
'The music began to swell as the movie reached its happiest scene.' 這裡的 swell 最接近哪個意思？(A) 腫脹 (B) 聲音漸強 (C) 人數增加
看答案
(B)
此句描述音量逐漸變大，對應「聲音漸強漸弱」義項。
字族
swollen 腫脹的；膨脹的（形容詞）・swelling 腫脹；隆起（名詞）