swell

腫れる、膨らむ

内部の水分や圧力などで、大きくなったりふくらんだりする。

やさしい英語で： To become bigger or fuller, often because of liquid or pressure inside.

• My ankle began to swell.
• The beans swelled after soaking overnight.
• Has your knee swollen again?

使い方： swell up (My hand began to swell up after the sting.)

類義語： expand, enlarge

反対語： shrink

よく使う表現： swell up, swell with water, swell in size

増やす、膨らませる

何かを大きくしたり、その量や数を増やしたりする。

やさしい英語で： To make something bigger or increase its amount or number.

• Heavy rain can swell the river.
• New arrivals swelled the town’s population.
• Their donations have swollen our funds.

類義語： increase, enlarge, boost

反対語： reduce, shrink

よく使う表現： swell the ranks, swell the numbers, swell a river

高まる、強まる

音などが徐々に大きく、または強くなる。

やさしい英語で： To gradually become louder or stronger.

• The music began to swell.
• Applause swelled as the singer returned.
• Their voices swelled until everyone could hear them.

使い方： swell into something (The quiet voices swelled into a powerful chorus.)

類義語： build, intensify

反対語： fade, diminish

よく使う表現： music swell, swell in volume, swell into something

うねり

海を進む長い波の連なり。風がやんだ後も続くことが多い。

やさしい英語で： A series of long, rolling waves on the sea, often continuing after the wind stops.

• The boat rose on the swell.
• A heavy swell made the crossing uncomfortable.
• Long swells rolled towards the coast.

よく使う表現： heavy swell, ocean swell, gentle swell