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swollen

英['swəʊlən] 美['swolən]
  • adj. 肿胀的,浮肿的;浮夸的;激动兴奋的

英英释意


1. abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas;
"hungry children with bloated stomachs"
"he had a grossly distended stomach"
"eyes with puffed (or puffy) lids"
"swollen hands"
"tumescent tissue"
"puffy tumid flesh"
2. abnormally expanded or increased in size; (`swollen' is sometimes used in combination);
"distended wineskins"
"the need to clean out swollen inventories"
"the raisins were plump and soft and swollen from being soaked"
"huge blood-swollen mosquitoes"
3. characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance;
"a conceited fool"
"an attitude of self-conceited arrogance"
"an egotistical disregard of others"
"so swollen by victory that he was unfit for normal duty"
"growing ever more swollen-headed and arbitrary"
"vain about her clothes"
4. overfull with water;
"swollen rivers and creeks"