1[countableC]MI an area of your body that has become larger than normal, because of illness or injury 〔身体因患病或受伤产生的〕肿块,肿胀处
swelling in/on
a painless swelling in his neck
他颈部的一个无痛肿块
2[uncountableU]MIBIG the condition of having swelled 膨胀;肿胀
The spider’s bite can cause pain and swelling.
蜘蛛叮咬可能会引起肿痛。
These tablets should reduce the swelling.
这些药片应该能消肿。
Examples from the Corpus
swelling• He developed stressinducedswelling of both knees and the right elbow.• They looked down from the bridge and saw the arms washedupwards, the plagueswellings plainly visible.• He had felt them - round swellinglumps the size of goldcoins.• This condition normally gives rise to severeswelling, known as oedema, in various parts of the body.• They are bristly with a slightswelling towards the tip, before the final tapering-off.• My doctorexamined the swelling on my back.• Nothing seemed to stop the swelling.• Though the swelling had gone from her temple and the bruise was fading, she still appeared wan.