swollen
swollen 英 [ˈswəʊlən] 美 [ˈswolən]
adj. 肿胀的，浮肿的；浮夸的；激动兴奋的
- When something's swollen, it's puffed up, rounded, and misshapen. If you've sprained your ankle, it's likely to be swollen and may look more like a grapefruit than the body part you know and love.
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- adj. 肿胀的，浮肿的；浮夸的；激动兴奋的
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1. Varicose veins are really just swollen veins and are caused by increased blood volume and pressure on the legs and feet.
静脉曲张其实就是肿胀的血管，这是由增加的血液容量及对腿部和脚部的压力造成的。
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2. I looked at my dad, his knuckles swollen and cracked from farm work and his fingernails tipped with black crescents of motor oil.
我看着爸爸，他因农场的工作，使他指关节肿胀和破裂，他的指甲尖被机油染成了一轮黑色的新月。
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3. Socotran Fig Tree (Dorstenia gigas) with a bizare swollen trunk that almost has human proportions grows against a limestone rock face on the island of Socotra.
索科特拉无花果树倚靠着石灰岩、面向索科特拉岛生长，它那肿胀的树干跟人的身体比例几乎一样。
- swollen (adj.) early 14c., past-participle adjective from strong conjugation of swell (v.); from Old English geswollen, past participle of swellan.
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