intumesce

vi. 膨胀, 肿大 [医] 肿大, 膨大, 隆起

发音

UK /ɪntjʊˈmɛs/
US /ɪntuˈmɛs/

词形变化

intumesced intumesces 三单 intumesces intumescing intumescing 现在分词 intumesced 过去式 intumesced 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To swell or enlarge (abnormally)

  2. 2.

    To bubble up (as the result of heating)

词汇关系

动词

同义词 5

swell bubble up swell up tumefy tumesce

上位词 5

rise surface expand come up rise up

下位词 10

belly puff blister bloat blow up belly out distend puff out puff up vesicate

词源

From Latin intumēscō.

来源：wiktionary