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welled

UK //weld//US //weld//

词源

源自中古英语 'wellen',意为'涌出'或'沸腾',与古英语 'weallan'(沸腾、涌动)相关。

verb

❶ 指液体从某处涌出或积聚,常用于描述眼泪、情感等突然充满或溢出的状态。

“Tears welled up in her eyes as she listened to the sad story.”

(听到悲伤的故事时,她的眼泪涌了出来。)

“A feeling of pride welled inside him when he won the competition.”

(赢得比赛时,他内心涌起一股自豪感。)

同义词:surged, rose, flowed, gushed, swelled

常见短语

well up — 指液体或情感突然充满或溢出,常用于描述眼泪或强烈情绪的自然流露。

“Her eyes welled up with tears when she saw her long-lost friend.”

(见到久违的朋友时,她的眼泪夺眶而出。)