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, swollenorswelled, 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] (ratherformal, especiallywritten) 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
(blew, blown) (ratherinformal, especiallyspoken) 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。
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Huge waves were breaking on the shore.巨浪拍打着海岸。a wave of fear/desire一阵恐惧／欲望a wave of violence暴力的浪潮wave ♦︎ sea ♦︎ ripple ♦︎ swellThese are all words for a raised line that moves across the surface of liquid, especially the sea.这些词均表示海浪、波浪。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a small / little wave / ripple◆a big / large wave / swell◆to make waves / ripples◆to send waves / ripples across sth◆a wave / swell breaks / surges■wave [countable] a raised line of water that moves across the surface of the sea or other area of water海浪；波浪；波涛◆Huge waves were breaking on the shore.巨浪拍打着海岸。◆The pool has a wave machine(= for making waves).这个游泳池有造波机。 see also tidal wave ⇨ flood1■sea [countable] ( seas [plural]) the movement of the waves of the sea海面情况；海浪状况◆The sea was very calm.海上风平浪静。◆A boy drowned last night after being swept into rough seas by a large wave.昨晚一男孩被巨浪卷入汹涌的大海溺水而死。 see also sea ⇨ sea■ripple [countable] a small wave on the surface of a liquid, especially water in a lake, river or pond波纹；细浪；涟漪◆The air was so still that there was hardly a ripple on the pond's surface.没有风，池塘的水面上几乎没有一丝涟漪。■swell [countable, usually singular] the movement of the sea when it rises and falls without the waves breaking; a large wave before it breaks海浪的涌动；涌浪◆The boat was caught in a heavy swell.船遇上了大涌浪。