intumesce
英[ˌɪntju:\'mes]
美[ˌɪntju\'mes]
基本释义
- vi.
- （因受热等）膨胀; 肿大; 隆起; 沸腾
词性变化
- 第三人称单数:intumesces;
- 过去式:intumesced;
- 过去分词:intumesced;
- 现在分词:intumescing;
英英释义
Verb
1. move upwards in bubbles, as from the effect of heating; also used metaphorically;
"Gases bubbled up from the earth"
"Marx's ideas have bubbled up in many places in Latin America"
2. expand abnormally;
"The bellies of the starving children are swelling"