【释义1】v. 膨胀；肿胀
牛津：~ (up)to become bigger or rounder
【例句】
Her arm was beginning to swell up where the bee had stung her. 她胳膊给蜜蜂蜇了，肿了起来。
My ankles always swell at night during pregnancy. 怀孕期间我的脚踝晚上总是肿起来。
【释义2】v. 使增大; 增大
柯林斯：If the amount or size of something swells or if something swells it, it becomes larger than it was before.
【例句】
The human population swelled, at least temporarily, as migrants moved north. 随着移民们北移，人口便增加了，至少是暂时增加了。
His bank balance has swelled by $333,000 in the last three weeks. 他的银行存款在过去的3周里增加了$333,000。
This year's profits were swelled by a fall in production costs. 今年因生产成本下降，利润有所增加。
写作时用上swell替换increase，瞬间高级了不少
【记忆方法】膨胀时，体积就增大了。
上一篇文章coffer 金库|每日一词Day156 中的例句也出现了这个词——
The proceeds from the lottery go towards sports and recreation, as well as swelling the coffers of the government. 彩票收入用于体育和娱乐事业，以及充实国库。
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