| 釋義 |
swellingp. a. 1. full to bursting or overflowing漲滿得要沖破的,漲滿得要漫出來(lái)的。 △3H.VI.4.8.42:“My mildness hath al-layed their swelling griefs,”我的溫和緩解了他們那高漲的怨恨。 swelling heavens: (fig.) eyes filled with tears雨水充溢的天空,(比喻)淚汪汪的眼睛。 △1H.IV.3.1.200 (198):“That pretty Welsh (i.e.your language =your tears) / Which thou pourest down from theseswelling heavens / I am too perfect in.”從你那淚汪汪的眼睛里所傾注出來(lái)的美妙的威爾士語(yǔ)言,我是太熟悉了。 2. inflated with pride,proud,arrogant傲氣十足的,驕傲的,傲慢的。 △Oth.2.3.58(55):“Three else of Cyprus,noble swelling spirits,”還有其他三個(gè)塞浦路斯人,都是心性高傲的人。 △1H.VI.3.1.25:“The King,thy sovereign,is not quite exempt / From envious malice of thyswelling heart.”國(guó)王,你的主上,也不能完全避免受到你那膨脹的野心的惡毒暗算。 3. increasing in grandeur,growing more and moresplendid,majestic,magnificent越來(lái)越壯麗的,越來(lái)越輝煌的,雄偉的,宏偉的。 △H.V. 1. Prol. 3.:“A kingdom fora stage,princes to act,/ And monarchs to behold the swelling scene!”以王國(guó)為舞臺(tái),讓君主來(lái)演出,由帝王們來(lái)觀看那宏偉的場(chǎng)面! △Mac. 1. 3. 128: “As happy prologuesto the swelling act”,i. e. As auspicious prologues to the magnificent drama which is to follow. 好比是美妙的開場(chǎng)白,接著才是大戲。 4. pompous,ostentatious豪華的,浮華的。 △Mer. 1. 1.125(124):“swelling port”,豪華的排場(chǎng)。 5. ?swelling with anger,inflated with passion. en-raged因憤怒而氣鼓鼓的,充滿激怒的,激怒的。 ?haughty,arrogant傲慢的,驕傲自大的。 △ R.III. 2. 1. 50(51):“Made peace of enmity,fair love of hate,/ Betweenthese swelling,wrong-incensed peers.”使這些高傲的、怒氣不息的王公貴族們之間化敵為友、變恨為愛(ài)。 |