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bloat verb
⇨ swell swell verb swell ♦︎ inflate ♦︎ blow sth up ♦︎ bloatThese words all mean to become or make sth bigger, especially by filling it with sth. 这些词均表示膨胀或使某物膨胀。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to swell / inflate sth with sth◆to inflate / blow up a balloon / tyre■ swell (swelled, swollen or swelled, swelled) [intransitive, transitive] to become bigger or rounder; to curve or make sth curve outwards 膨胀；肿胀；凸出；鼓起；使鼓起◆Her arm was beginning to swell up where the bee had stung her.她胳膊上被蜜蜂蜇的地方开始肿了起来。◆Cook the lentils for 20 minutes until they swell and soften.把小扁豆煮20分钟，煮到膨胀变软为止。◆If the rain continues the river could swell and burst its banks.如果雨还是不停，河水就会上涨并冲垮堤岸。◆The wind swelled the sails.风把帆吹鼓了起来。 see also swelling ⇨ tumour ■ inflate / /ɪnˈfleɪt/ / [transitive, intransitive] (rather formal, especially written) to fill sth or become filled with air or gas 给⋯充气；充气◆Inflate your life jacket by pulling sharply on the cord.猛拽绳扣，给你的救生衣充气。◆The dinghy was in the water, fully inflated.橡皮艇已充好气放入水中。◆The life jacket failed to inflate.救生衣未能充气。▸ inflatable adjective ◆an inflatable dinghy / mattress充气橡皮艇／垫子■ ˌblow sth ˈup phrasal verb (blew, blown) (rather informal, especially spoken) to fill sth with air or gas so that it becomes firm 给（某物）充气◆Can you help me blow up these balloons?您能帮我给这些气球充气吗？NOTE 辨析 Inflate or blow sth up? Inflate is more formal than blow sth up; it can also be used without an object. 与blow sth up相比，inflate更正式。inflate也可不带宾语◆The life jacket failed to blow up. ■ bloat [transitive, often passive] to swell or make sth swell, especially in an unpleasant way 膨胀；肿胀；使肿胀◆Her features had been bloated by years of drinking and drug-taking.她多年酗酒吸毒，已经变得面部浮肿。ⓘ Bloat is used especially about parts of the body. * bloat尤用于修饰身体部位。 |