adj. 骄傲自大；自负的
v. 膨胀；隆起；增大（swell 的过去分词）
词根：swell
adj.
swell 漂亮的；一流的
swelling 膨胀的；肿大的；突起的
n.
swell 肿胀；隆起
swelling 肿胀；膨胀；增大；涨水
swellhead 骄傲自大的人；自负者
v.
swelling 肿胀；膨胀；增多；趾高气扬（swell的ing形式）
vi.
swell 膨胀；肿胀；隆起
vt.
swell 使膨胀；使隆起
1.The sails swelled out in the wind.
船帆迎风鼓起。
2.His remarks swelled a past event up in my mind.
他的一席话使一段往事涌上了我的心头。
3.He couldn't control the indignation that swelled in his heart.
他无法抑制胸中涌起的义愤。
4.That is partly because the industry has swelled in size.
部分原因在于，该行业的规模已大幅增长。
5.Last year's profits were swelled by a fall in production costs.
去年因生产成本下降，利润有所增加。
6.Membership has swelled to over 20 000.
成员增加到2万余人。